# Retailers Retailers are onboarded (and exited) by the MVD and as these actors are only registered to participate by the Vow community, this functionality is decentralised inherently since the retailers can choose to enter the ecosystem with any MVD, and they can change every time their contract is up. Any MVD ceasing to exist would not mean that the ecosystem would shut down. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://vow-2.gitbook.io/white-paper/decentralisation-and-governance/other-considerations/retailers.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.