Retailer access and visibility: who can see your products?

Why Bayim is a closed system

For many wholesalers, the price list is competitive information you don't want everyone to see. Bayim was designed with exactly that in mind: it is not an open marketplace. Strangers can't browse into your catalog or scrape your prices.

Instead, you manage the relationship: a retailer finds you, requests access, and you approve or reject it. Control stays with you from start to finish. This protects price privacy and lets you build a steady order flow only with the retailers you actually work with.

Access approval: requested, approved, rejected

A retailer finds you by your store name and sends an access request. That request lands with you; you approve or reject it with a single tap. Relationship states are kept deliberately simple:

• Requested — the retailer has asked for access and is waiting on your decision.
• Approved — the retailer can now (depending on your visibility mode) see products/prices and place orders.
• Rejected — the retailer has no access.

You can manage approved retailers afterward and, if needed, assign them to a price group.

The three visibility modes

Separate from access, you pick a single visibility mode for your whole store. This mode decides what visitors can fundamentally see:

1. Everyone can see products — products are visible, prices are hidden. Like a storefront; access is needed for prices.
2. Everyone can see products and prices — catalog and prices are open. For wholesalers who want transparency.
3. Only approved retailers can see — only the retailers you approve can see products and prices. The most closed, most protective option.

This is a single choice at the store level; there are no per-product rules. Staying simple is intentional.

Which mode should I choose?

The right mode depends on your business:

• If you think your prices are competitive and want to keep them private, only approved retailers is the safest start.
• If you want to attract new retailers and show off your range like a storefront, everyone can see products (prices hidden) is a good middle ground.
• If your prices are already standard and transparency doesn't bother you, everyone can see products and prices reduces access friction.

If you're unsure, start with the most closed mode; you can switch to a more open one whenever you like.

How it works in practice with Bayim

Bayim is a permissioned, multi-supplier B2B ordering app for micro wholesalers and their retailers. Access approval and visibility mode are managed with a few taps from your store settings; the web side (giris.bayim.app) is most comfortable for desk work.

Bayim is free for retailers; wholesalers are free for up to 5 customers (no card, no time limit); for more, plans from $3.33 (try any paid plan free for 14 days) billed yearly. Your data is kept on EU servers, compliant with GDPR/KVKK. To start with your store firmly in your control, get started with Bayim.