How do retailers find my store?

Retailers find you by searching for your store name and then send an access request. Because Bayim is not an open marketplace, your products aren't recommended to random people outside of search.

What happens if I reject an access request?

A rejected retailer cannot see your products/prices (depending on your visibility mode) and cannot place orders. You can change your decision later.

Can I change the visibility mode later?

Yes. Visibility mode is a single store-level setting and you can change it at any time. You can move from more closed to more open, or the other way around.

Can I set different visibility per product?

In the current scope, visibility is store-level only; there are no per-product rules. This is a deliberate choice to keep the system simple and predictable.

What's the difference between access approval and visibility mode?

Visibility mode sets the baseline of what everyone can see (products and/or prices). Access approval manages your relationship with a specific retailer and lets them place orders. The two work together.

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:

Relationship states stay simple: requested → approved or rejected.

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:

Everyone can see products — products are visible, prices are hidden. Like a storefront; access is needed for prices.
Everyone can see products and prices — catalog and prices are open. For wholesalers who want transparency.
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 currently completely free for both retailers and wholesalers, and your data is kept on EU servers, compliant with GDPR/KVKK. To start with your store firmly in your control, get started with Bayim.