Shopify, the Canadian e-commerce platform that aspired to compete with Amazon, has sold Deliverr and 6 River Systems, effectively ending its effort to run its own logistics network.
Instead, it's Flexport who is stepping into the ring with Amazon by purchasing Shopify's fulfillment operations, including fulfillment and inventory management startup Deliverr, which Shopify bought last year for $2.1B.
Shopify is selling 6 River Systems' warehouse robotics operation to UK-based automated grocery-fulfillment specialist Orcado Group, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The struggling Toronto based e-retailer also announced it will lay off 20% of its workforce.
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