Business & Tech
Philly-Based Gopuff, A Delivery Startup, Is Laying Off 1,500 Employees: Report
The company celebrated a "year of hypergrowth" in 2021 but is now closing warehouses and cutting 10 percent of its workforce, reports say.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia-based delivery startup Gopuff is closing 76 warehouses and laying off about 1,500 people, according to a report.
The layoffs represent 10 percent of the company's global workforce, according to Bloomberg. The company indicated they are focusing on high-performing areas rather than continue rapid expansion, the report said.
It was not immediately clear which sites the layoffs will affect.
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Gopuff also cut about 3 percent of jobs in March, as Bloomberg reported.
The company celebrated a "year of hypergrowth" in 2021, and has expanded to serve more than 1,000 cities. Last year, Gopuff launched new sites in New York City and the United Kingdom.
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Gopuff's app and website have a selection of snacks, sodas, alcohol, frozen food, household goods, and more available for delivery. "Order in seconds, delivered in minutes" is one of their taglines.
Co-founders Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola came up with the idea while sophomores at Drexel University, according to the company website.
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