# Sustainable retail is a claim until it is proven. Bazaar proves it. How a product was made, by whom, and at what cost to people and planet, verified from raw material to shelf, on one platform with the commercial intelligence that runs the business. Powered by Telos. We make the hidden parts of retail provable. We do not take the label's word for it. ## Why Now ### Three numbers every retail operator already feels. **2–4%** Retail runs on 2 to 4 percent net margins. Every point of overstock, shrinkage, or markdown exposure comes directly out of profit. **9.7%** Consumers pay an average 9.7 percent premium for sustainably produced goods. That premium reaches retailers who hold verified supply chain data. **2027** The EU Digital Product Passport clock starts when the textile delegated act lands, expected 2027, with compliance roughly 18 months later. The registry goes live in July 2026. Retailers building verified traceability now set the standard. ## Introducing Bazaar ### One platform. Every retail decision. Bazaar is built for retailers, e-commerce operators, and consumer goods companies. Powered by iQuantile infrastructure. Every transaction, inventory movement, and supplier interaction generates verified commercial and sustainability data simultaneously. The Blueprint maps your inventory architecture and runs this analysis on your own catalog. ## What Bazaar Does ### Four capabilities. One commercial intelligence layer. Each capability runs on the same verified data. Nothing is reconciled after the fact. - **Demand Intelligence** Telos builds causal demand forecasts, SKU by SKU. Sales history, promotional calendars, supplier lead times, and market signals are modeled together. Every projection carries a confidence interval. - **Pricing & Margin Intelligence** Telos tracks margin performance at the SKU level across every physical and digital channel. Store performance and operational efficiency feed the same intelligence layer, so pricing decisions reflect the full cost of serving each channel. - **Traceability & Verified Credentials** Every product carries a verified chain of origin from raw material to shelf. Supplier labor practice data is verified at every tier and carried with the product. Credentials are ready for audit on demand. - **Returns Intelligence** Telos analyzes returns by product, supplier, and channel, identifies the root cause of return rates, and prescribes corrective action. Returns become a data asset instead of a write-off. ## The Sustainability Dividend ### Prove the product, and the proof is what sells it. The work that makes a product verifiably clean and fairly made is the work that earns the price, the capital, and the contract. The impact is the asset. - **Impact** Fair labor and less waste, proven. The conditions behind the product and the overstock across every channel become verified data, and the premium for sustainable goods reaches the retailer who can prove the claim. - **Capital** Sustainability-linked loans and green bonds require continuous verified performance data most retailers cannot produce. You borrow against proof your competitors do not hold. - **Market** Enterprise and government procurement demand auditable sustainability credentials. Verified retailers qualify for contracts closed to everyone else. The retailer who proves the product outsells the one who labels it. That is the dividend. ## Verified Operations ### What the forecast gap looks like at SKU level. SKU | Forecast accuracy: current method vs Bazaar (Telos causal model) ---|--- Cotton crew tee, white, M | 54% vs historical average 91% Trail runner, womens 8 | 48% vs manual buyer estimate 87% Cold brew concentrate, 32oz | 61% vs historical average 93% LED desk lamp, matte black | 57% vs manual buyer estimate 89% Forecast accuracy measured against realized demand over a 13-week horizon. Telos models sales history, promotional calendars, weather, supplier lead times, and market signals simultaneously. Every projection carries a statistical confidence interval. Illustrative SKUs. Your assessment runs this analysis on your catalog. ### One verified stock position. Every channel reads it. **LIVE** SKU 04122-WHT-M · Cotton crew tee, white, M · updated 3s ago **Store network**: 1,847 across 62 locations **Warehouse**: 6,210 2 distribution centers **Fulfillment**: 934 e-commerce reserved **In transit**: 2,400 arrives in 6 days **Verified position**: 11,391 one number, every channel ## Built For ### Mercis answers the questions your Monday trading meeting asks. One agent. Verified data behind every answer. Built for the people who own the number. - **Chief Merchandising Officer** Which SKUs should I cut from the autumn assortment? - **Head of Supply Chain** Can we prove origin on the denim line before the buyer audit? - **Chief Sustainability Officer** What is our Scope 3 position for the DPP filing? ### What Becomes Possible #### Four returns on one platform. - **Financial** Margin recovery SKU-level intelligence reduces overstock, shrinkage, and markdown exposure. Working capital moves out of dead inventory and back into the business. - **Regulatory** Digital Product Passport readiness Verified product data is structured to Digital Product Passport requirements as they take effect. Compliance becomes an output of normal operations. - **Commercial** The sustainability premium The premium for verified sustainable products accrues to the retailers who hold the proof. - **Procurement** Institutional supply access Verified sustainability credentials meet enterprise and government procurement standards. Your catalog qualifies for contracts that require auditable transparency. ## Frameworks We Adhere To EU Digital Product Passport EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence GHG Protocol Scope 3 SA8000 GS1 Standards Additional frameworks are configured during the assessment based on your regulatory environment and jurisdiction. ## Global Alignment ### Every verified outcome maps to the goals your investors track. - **12** Responsible Consumption SKU-level demand intelligence reduces overstock and waste. Verified product lifecycle data supports circular retail models. - **8** Decent Work & Growth Supplier labor practice data is verified at every tier. Working conditions become an auditable part of the product record. - **13** Climate Action Product-level carbon footprint and Scope 3 distribution emissions are generated as verified data from normal operations. - **9** Industry & Infrastructure Verified retail infrastructure raises the transparency standard across every supply chain it touches. ## Global Impact Commons ### Verified retail data carries weight beyond your four walls. Verified SKU-level supply chain credentials and product lifecycle data enter the Commons, governed by retail sector members. Buyers, financiers, and regulators reference the same verified record you operate on. ## The Blueprint Is the First Step ### Retailers with verified traceability win contracts their competitors cannot access. The Blueprint maps every obligation, every gap, and every opportunity before work begins. Scoped to your operation. Delivered in four to six weeks.