FPC:Actually, under store settings>security, there are different references to login for pricing or whatever and requiring a store password for access - period. I understood it to be two different things. I'm considering setting up the wholesale site for retailers but not being able to acces the store at all w/o having a password. That seems different to me then what is refenreced in the KB 318.
These are two different things. If you login for pricing, then casual browsers can still see your products, but they would have to login to see wholesale pricing. This is what I have on my site, www.knickernappies.com. Non-retailers can see products and see MSRP, but they cannot access wholesale pricing or place orders.
To login for the whole site means the first thing customers see is a login and they can't access anything until they login.