Why Supie's directors quit on Friday

Why Supie's directors quit on Friday
Tech investor Ben Kepes. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
One of the now-former directors of Supie says they left the company's board as it collapsed to give founder Sarah Balle space to make decisions quickly.The downfall of the online supermarket appears to have happened reasonably quickly, with a key investor pulling its support late last week and administrators called in on Friday night. They were appointed officially on Monday.Founded by Balle two years ago, Supie intended to introduce competition to the supermarket industry. It grew, according to Balle, to have 23,000 members by Ju...

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