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In a posting to its Careers page, the company said: "Shopify has always been a massive experiment: A place where you can unleash your curiosity, your passion for craft, and your drive to solve hard problems surrounded by friends. We're hiring in all corners of Canada and around the world, to design the future together - a future that is Digital by default...Digital by default represents a digital-first way of thinking, working, and making decisions. It means the freedom to work from anywhere and the opportunity to build solutions that help Shopify's merchants and partners innovate through chaos and emerge, stronger and more adaptable than ever before. Like everything at Shopify, we build with intention and high care and we're always looking for talented humans who crave big challenges, are curious, resourceful, and know how to have an impact. As our merchants reinvent themselves, we're reimagining Shopify and how we work. We're a company built on relationships, context and trust. Our culture is rooted in an ability to adapt, thrive on change, and build for the long term, and our collective purpose is to help more business owners of every size adapt and make it through this pandemic, with more knowledge, more insight, and more customers." Reference Link

Tobi Lutke, the Shopify CEO said: earlier on Twitter that As of Thursday, "Shopify is a digital by default company. We will keep our offices closed until 2021 so that we can rework them for this new reality. And after that, most will permanently work remotely. Office centricity is over. Reference Link

Average daily local orders on Shopify for the six weeks ending April 24 grew 176%, compared to the prior six weeks, coinciding with the introduction of physical distancing measures, Shopify said.

Shopify announced new and updated products at Reunite, the company's first virtual event that hosted members of Shopify's global merchant community. The company said: "We found that two in five merchants are currently using their personal bank accounts and cards for business, meaning they're combining their personal and business finances, making it difficult to measure the financial health of the business. Shopify Balance will help close this gap by giving merchants access to critical financial products to start,run, and grow their businesses. Shopify Balance will include: Shopify Balance Account: A one-stop-shop within the Shopify admin where merchants can get a clear view of cash flow, pay bills, track expenses, and make decisions about the future of their business. Shopify Balance Card: Physical and virtual cards that merchants can use to access their money faster when spending in-store, with mobile or online, as well as withdrawing from ATMs. Shop Pay Installments, Shopify's new 'Buy Now, Pay Later' option, will let merchants offer more payment choice and flexibility at checkout, giving consumers the option to split purchases into four equal payments over time, interest-free and with no additional fees to consumers. Shopify has begun rolling out a new Local Delivery product for merchants globally to offer an improved and simplified local delivery experience. Shopify Fulfillment Network, which launched in 2019, has graduated from its early access stage, and is actively accepting merchant applications. Coming soon, Shopify's new Shop Channel will let merchants control how their brand appears on Shop."