aisle 3 launches their universal checkout across the UK’s largest selection of Sneakers

by Startacus Admin
The lowdown on aisle 3, the innovative startup that's using AI and Machine Learning to entirely change how we shop online.
Sitting at the intersection of Fintech, ecommerce and Marketplaces, aisle 3 has launched their cloud basket after two years of Global R&D focused on solving 1-click search AND 1-click checkout by layering a universal checkout across the complete aggregation of Sneakers.
Most Shoppers will be familiar with that feeling of checking lots of sites, opening lots of tabs on a browser, scrolling through ads and broken text links just to find something like a pair of sneakers in a size that fits. It’s a frustrating experience that’s compounded by Shoppers needing to register new accounts or navigate guest checkouts across different sites.
Many comparison sites and discovery platforms have tried and failed to create a destination to show Shoppers the best deals, stock availability, delivery options, etc. however, the common source of failure is not the platforms trying, but the relatively low standard of data, which results in poor quality aggregation. Traditionally retailers must undertake considerable effort to appear on search engines or marketplaces – either through advertising or complex technical integrations.
aisle 3 changes this, enabling Shoppers to find what they are looking for by consolidating retailers, brands and offers into one place using sophisticated AI and ML across large data sets.
For the first time, aisle 3 shows the Sneaker market by flying over the top of all retailers of a particular product, cleverly interpreting all the necessary product information and displaying this in a standardised fashion so Shoppers have a meaningful way to filter offers. By taking over the heavy lifting, aisle 3 enables retailers to appear on their platform without any formal integration, barcode numbers or manufacturer IDs.
At the heart of aisle 3 is their cloud based-wallet (wAll3t™) that handles the transaction across multiple retailers without customers leaving the site - making the whole checkout process much quicker and simpler.
Registered Shoppers receive a welcome discount to their A3 wAll3t™ and continue to earn cashback on every purchase ensuring that they always view the lower aisle 3 price.
The brainchild of TECH innovators Thomas J. Vosper and James Valbuena, aisle 3 was devised and built during the pandemic by a virtual team of 15 across the globe – including their subsidiary business in India. After receiving over £1m in private investment and government funding and with 30+ years at the likes of Amazon, Tesco and Lastminute they wanted to fix the broken shopping experience we have all seemed to accept or adapt to.
Vosper, who took out a personal loan to bootstrap the company at the start of the pandemic, commented, "I am delighted & proud to invite Shoppers to try out aisle 3 and register to receive money off their first purchase. We’re building the next infrastructure for Shopping online with the first real frictionless, consolidated, and over-the-top market view of commerce – starting with Trainers & Sneakers. We’ll not only aim to show you all of your buying options, but we’ll make it super easy to checkout once regardless of how many retailers you buy from.
We’re lucky to be working with great supporters and investors who have helped bring the business to this point. Infrastructure is always about spending first to build, then you get customers and then generate revenue. Much of the groundwork is complete and it’s exciting to see the volume of orders already flowing through the site. We’re always interesting in hearing from new partners to enable our scale and ambition".
Since many Shoppers relate to the frustration of opening multiple tabs and checking a myriad of sites just to find the style they like in a size that fits aisle 3 are proud to launch Trainers & Sneakers as the first product category, with other categories expected to launch later in the year.
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Published on: 28th April 2022
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