Executive Summary
Reuters (Nov 26): AI-referred retail traffic +830% YoY while retailers burn $3k/month on GEO content spam. No trust verification layer → LLMs hallucinate stock, pricing, ESG. EU DMA mandates transparency Q1 2026.
The Strategic Gap: Retailers compete on content quantity (100+ blog posts/month) without trust quality. No standardized LLM-verifiable inventory, pricing, ESG protocols. $3k/month GEO platforms vs $0 trust infrastructure.
The Opportunity: FCS-1.0 Retail Trust: Open protocol for LLM-verifiable trust metadata. $99/month = 30× cost reduction. Layer 3 substrate for AI commerce. First-mover window: 0-6 months before verification becomes mandatory.
Compression: 287× ratio | 94% semantic preservation (Helix v1)
First-Mover Window: 0-6 months critical (AI traffic at <1% but +830% YoY)
Access: Full analysis available in Helix Seed (agent-optimized format)
Contact: Pilot program: partnerships@agentseo.me | Specification: https://agentseo.me/.well-known/trust/retail-verification.json
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