“After experiencing the effects of COVID-19 for approximately four months, we have a better understanding of MEC member needs during this global crisis at our open stores and therefore have had to adjust staffing levels accordingly,” a MEC spokesperson told The Logic. Some 200 staff were laid off on Wednesday, confirming news first reported by The Daily Hive. (The Logic)

Talking point: The Vancouver-based outdoor retailer announced an unspecified number of layoffs (some reports suggest “hundreds”) across its stores and organization in April, stating the pandemic’s economic impact on the company was “severe.” As my colleague Catherine reported last month, MEC was in trouble well before the pandemic started, due to an array of reasons that included record losses and widespread worker unrest, forcing some to question whether it survives beyond the pandemic.