Local startup AisleBuyer are launching their revolutionary iPhone App on Thursday, August 19, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker is scheduled to make an appearance.

We spoke with Baker’s team a few weeks ago about their social media campaign efforts, and at that time he was the only candidate in the Massachusetts governor’s race to use Twitter himself — all the others allocate staff to use this ultra personal communication tool. Baker is expected to talk about his thoughts on the technology startup ecosystem in the state.

AisleBuyer is an iPhone App that lets users avoid checkout lines by making in-store purchases directly from their mobile devices. That’s right, a virtual shopping assistant AND a mobile self check-out app in the palm of your hand.

With the holiday season coming up this could be the boost that traditional in-store shopping needs to keep up with Black Friday and the growing trends of e-commerce. Because, if you are like me, sitting in checkout lines in November and December is not an option. I simply do not have the patients to deal with the SUV wielding, sleep-deprived lunatic parent shoppers out there.

AisleBuyer has a very simple three tiered approach, but their biggest hurdles lie with the strategic partnerships with retailers and brands.

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