Deep Dive: The Honestbee story (so far)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Singapore-based grocery delivery startup Honestbee was a well-loved brand. Its brick-and-mortar grocery store, Habitat, was touted to have the <a href= "https://www.techinasia.com/what-its-like-to-shop-at-habitat-at-honestbee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">world’s first</a></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.techinasia.com/what-its-like-to-shop-at-habitat-at-honestbee" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> checkout system</a> that required minimal intervention from shoppers, as well as the first grocery collection system that was entirely reliant on robots.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But news of Honestbee suspending operations in a number of its key markets uncovered a series of questionable corporate governance practices and a <a href= "https://www.techinasia.com/bad-leadership-culture-ruin-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bad leadership culture</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What went wrong?</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tech in Asia</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s chief correspondent, Terence Lee, shares the story behind the company’s troubles.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More information on this week's episode here: <a href= "https://www.techinasia.com/deep-dive-honestbee-story">https://www.techinasia.com/deep-dive-honestbee-story</a></span></p> <p><strong>Episode sponsor:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">HReasily’s easy-to-use platform enables companies to improve productivity by streamlining work processes such as payroll processing, leave management, and claims applications. Visit <a href= "https://www.hreasily.com/">https://www.hreasily.com/</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to learn more.</span></p>