Vendosur

Vendosur is a term used in speculative economics and urban studies to describe a vendor-centric approach to organizing commerce in shared urban spaces. It envisions networks of small-scale vendors who collaborate through open digital platforms to coordinate inventory, pricing, and distribution, reducing dependence on traditional middlemen and centralized retailers. The concept emphasizes local procurement, transparency, and cooperative governance, with vendor consortia setting mutually agreed rules and sharing performance metrics.

The term has appeared in academic papers, think-tank reports, and online forums since the late 2010s, typically as a hypothetical model rather than a widely adopted system. Proponents argue that vendosur could increase resilience for informal economies, improve access to capital through peer lending or cooperative credit, and foster community-focused markets. Critics point to potential governance complexity, regulatory hurdles, and the risk that such networks may still concentrate power if participation is uneven or if digital platforms favor larger participants.

In practice, vendosur is often discussed alongside platform cooperativism, the sharing economy, and urban commons. It remains a descriptive label for a family of ideas rather than a single standardized framework, with implementations varying in scale from neighborhood kiosks to citywide pilot programs.