Learn how your cart works
We are dedicated to providing you with a seamless shopping experience, which is why we have implemented our unique cart experience before checkout.
Our cart allocation system evaluates various factors to ensure that you receive the most optimal allocation of products. It takes into consideration seller restrictions and shipping routes for a more efficient ordering process.
In this guide, we will explain in detail how your cart works and highlight the recent enhancements we have made to improve your wholesale shopping experience.
How Cart Allocation Works
Our cart system enhances the shopping process by performing the following actions:
- Finding the Best Product Combinations: Our allocation process scans and analyzes thousands of seller inventories against the products in your cart to determine the most suitable combination of products. Factoring in price, availability, and seller ratings, we can provide the items you need, from the most suitable sellers, at the best available price.
- Accounting for Seller Restrictions: Considering specific seller limitations, such as Minimum Order Value, stock availability, and location restrictions, we ensure that your cart aligns with the requirements set by each seller. This process enhances the overall ordering experience while maximizing the fulfillment of your complete order.
- Calibrating for Efficient Delivery: Additionally, our system analyzes the combination of sellers that can fulfill your order, taking into consideration factors such as shipping costs and transit times. By doing so, we ensure that you receive your products in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.
Allocating your cart
Once you have added all the items you wish to purchase to your cart, you will be prompted to click on the ‘Allocate Cart' button on the lower right corner of your screen.
Our system will analyze the items and quantities in your cart against all the factors listed above, confirming your ideal allocation, instantly.
After allocation, you can clearly see and review any changes that may have been made. These changes could include adjustments to quantities, as well as additional product suggestions for higher fulfillment. These amendments are aimed at providing you with the best combination of offers and maximizing the fulfillment of your order.
If any product quantities are increased or decreased in your cart during allocation, they will be clearly outlined with an arrow and the revised quantity for you to review. This will help you to easily identify items that may have been changed, ensuring that you maintain full control of your selection.
At any stage in the allocation process, we offer the option to download an Excel sheet of your original cart. This document will show the products and quantities that you submitted for allocation without any changes until you choose to make them. This document can be a valuable reference, enabling you to keep track of your desired items and analyze your cart easily.
To add items to your cart, you also have the option to upload an Excel sheet, which can be helpful when you have a large number of products that you need to add to your cart at once. This can also be helpful if you have made changes through allocation and want to return to a previous version of your cart.
Once you are happy with your allocated units, to proceed with your order, you can click on the 'Checkout allocated units' button to begin the checkout process.
If your allocated cart doesn't meet your expectations, you can easily make changes from the cart page, add products from the downloadable product recommendations, or navigate back to the catalog to add more items. Increasing units or adding more items can improve your chances of successful allocation, as your cart will be more likely to meet the sellers Minimum Order Value.
After any amendments have been made to your cart, you will be prompted to allocate your cart again before checkout. This ensures that we are evaluating your cart for the best possible final product combination every time.
