Singapore’s online grocery concierge and delivery service provider honestbee launches its services in Bangkok

ST Bureau

Bangkok

honestbee, the on-demand
online grocery concierge and delivery service from Singapore has announced its
entry into Bangkok, Thailand today. In partnership with one of Thailand biggest
chain retail stores, Villa Market, honestbee
will provide a faster and easier way for customers to get their daily groceries
with a human touch through their trained, concierge shoppers. They have been
professionally trained together with Villa Market staff to select only the best
quality fresh groceries, just as you would yourself and deliver the items on
the same day, within the next available 1-hour timeslot.

honestbee will shop from all of Villa Market’s outlets
throughout Bangkok as well as bistro and cooking studio, The Gastro and the
Villa Market Holiday Store all of which are owned by Villa Market. This allows
the shoppers to shop and for the delivery team to bring the products to you
much faster.

“We
are excited to announce our official entry into the Thailand market. We have
been doing our trial operations here for the past few months and it has been
very good, our management and staff are pumped with go getters spirit to create
a milestone together with the communities in Thailand”, said
Joel Sng, co-founder and CEO, honestbee.

honestbee is committed to help offline stores like Villa
Market and other speciality stores get online through technology such as
website and mobile apps and superior logistics. Customers can also experience a
trusted service to help them in their grocery routine. With someone taking good
care of their fresh grocery shopping and delivering, they can save time and
spend more quality time with their loved ones.
In addition, honestbee is also committed to creating flexible jobs with
guaranteed income to the communities around the hub.

Best quality products from top stores

honestbee is the one-stop app service for your
everyday needs. Choose from over 11,000 high quality products from leading
grocery chains and gourmet/ specialty food suppliers. These include organic
foods, fresh fruits, imported frozen meats, wines, specialty drinks, hampers
& seasonal products and kitchen supplies from partners including Pipper
Standard, Wishbeer, Ahmad Tea London, Simply W, Pierre Herme Paris, Perfect
Earth Organics, Happy Flavour, Ja Guem Song, K-Market, Meyer and many more to
come.

Same price as in store – Save time, money and efforts

Customers can also look forward to
enjoying the same price as in-store, and hence save both time and money on
travelling. The groceries are delivered to your doorstep, so customers need not
do carry the heavy weight, rain or shine. We allow customer to shop anywhere,
anytime through our website and mobile app.

Pauline Png, Chief Marketing
Officer, honestbee mentioned
“In all the countries that we are in, our aim is to improve the quality of
lives of the customers and communities that we are in. With less time spent on
grocery shopping and chores, our customers will have more quality time with
family and friends.”

Social Impact to local communities

Through technology, honestbee seeks to bridge the social
gap in Thailand, and create opportunities for those seeking flexible work hours.

“We are committed to give the best customer experience through our
service together with our merchant partners and our bees. To celebrate this special occasion,
honestbee will give a special promotion that contains ฿200 shopping voucher to try
honestbee service with “BEEKK” promo code. This offer is valid until April 16th
2017”, said
Bounthay Khammanyvong, Country Manager of honestbee Thailand.

To experience life made easier by
honestbee, customers can visit honestbee.co.th
or use the honestbee app, downloadable via the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.