The case for a B2B ordering portal in Arraiján
Arraiján is a city and corregimiento in panamá oeste, panama, with a population of roughly 41,000, and one of the markets in Panama where we build B2B and wholesale portals.
Suburban commerce area west of Panama City — a business base that increasingly wants to sell online rather than through calls, messages and spreadsheets.
Panama is a dollarised logistics hub with the Canal and the Colón Free Zone. It is an ideal base for regional distribution and B2B commerce across Central America.
Shoppers and trade buyers in Arraiján already compare options on their phones; a B2B ordering portal that loads fast, shows accurate stock and accepts Yappy turns that research into orders.
Localised for Arraiján, not translated into it
Conversion in Arraiján depends on small local signals — the right currency, the right words and the right payment and courier names.
Currency and pricing
The store speaks Panamanian balboa (USD in circulation): PAB amounts from product page to invoice, so Arraiján buyers never convert in their heads.
Language and content
Content can be produced in Spanish and English, so a Arraiján customer reads the store in the language they use at home.
Local trust signals
Badges for Yappy and Visa and Mastercard, Correos de Panamá delivery and clear return terms reassure first-time buyers in Arraiján.
Domain, phone and contact
Using .pa where it suits you signals a local business to shoppers and search engines. Click-to-call and WhatsApp buttons use the +507 calling code so customers reach you without dialling errors.
Custom-built for how you sell in Arraiján
Every NNT Mart B2B ordering portal in Arraiján is engineered to the client's own brief — the web platform, the admin panel and, when you need one, a mobile application built for your workflow.
In Arraiján we typically work with wholesalers, FMCG distributors, industrial suppliers and electrical and hardware traders, and with sellers in categories such as electronics, fashion, home and groceries that have strong online demand in Panama.
We start with a requirements meeting, show you a working demo within 24 hours, and only then propose scope, milestones and budget.
What your B2B ordering portal includes
These are the building blocks of a B2B ordering portal. We scope them with you, so you pay for what your Arraiján operation needs.
Business accounts
Registration, KYC and approval, company hierarchies, branches, buyers and approvers with their own permissions. Payment steps are built around Yappy, Visa and Mastercard and ACH transfers, the options shoppers here already trust.
Contract pricing
Price lists by customer, group or territory, quantity slabs, pack sizes, minimum order values and negotiated rates. Delivery can be booked through Correos de Panamá, Aeropost and Uno Express or dispatched by your own riders around Arraiján.
Quick and bulk ordering
SKU-code entry, spreadsheet upload, saved lists, re-order from history and scheduled repeat orders. Multiple stock points in Panama are supported, so a Arraiján order ships from the nearest one.
Quotes and approvals
Request-for-quotation, counter-offers, purchase-order upload and multi-level approval before submission. Revenue reports by product, repeat buyer and delivery area of Arraiján guide stock and marketing decisions.
Credit and payments
Online payment, credit limits, pay-later terms, outstanding statements and payment reminders where approved. Content and design can follow how customers in Arraiján search and buy, including Spanish and English where you need it.
Sales-team tools
Order on behalf of customers, territory assignment, visit notes and performance dashboards for representatives. Catalogues come in from spreadsheets, ERP exports or supplier feeds, so your Arraiján team keeps its current way of working.
Who we build for in Arraiján
Popular online categories in Panama include electronics, fashion, home, groceries, beauty and duty-free goods. Suburban commerce area west of Panama City — which shapes what local businesses need online. In Arraiján, we most often build B2B and wholesale portals for:
Wholesalers
We map how wholesalers sell today and digitise it end to end — from enquiry and order to payment, dispatch and repeat purchase.
FMCG distributors
For FMCG distributors, we usually start with quick and bulk ordering, then add accounting and e-invoicing once orders are flowing.
Industrial suppliers
Catalogue, pricing and fulfilment rules designed for industrial suppliers in Arraiján, connected to the systems you already use.
Electrical and hardware traders
Electrical and hardware traders get quotes and approvals plus sales-team tools workflows tailored to their operations.
Medical and institutional suppliers
We map how medical and institutional suppliers sell today and digitise it end to end — from enquiry and order to payment, dispatch and repeat purchase.
Dealer networks
For dealer networks, we usually start with business accounts, then add logistics and freight partners once orders are flowing.
How Arraiján customers pay online
A store that serves Arraiján should let customers pay the way they do offline: Yappy, Visa and Mastercard, ACH transfers and Nequi Panama.
Gateway selection depends on your category and merchant approval; we connect the provider, reconcile payments, automate retries and refunds, and never store raw card data. Prices, taxes and refunds appear in Panamanian balboa (USD in circulation) (PAB).
- ACH transfers
- Visa and Mastercard
- Cash on delivery
- Yappy
- Nequi Panama
- PayPal
Shipping, couriers and local delivery in Arraiján
Your B2B ordering portal can book shipments and share tracking with Correos de Panamá, Aeropost, Uno Express, DHL and local couriers, or route orders to your own riders and stores across Arraiján.
We set up shipping zones, cut-off times, free-shipping thresholds, cash-collection rules and returns so the promise on the product page matches what your team can deliver.
Your own store alongside Amazon (US cross-border) and Encuentra24
Amazon (US cross-border), Encuentra24 and Panafoto are where many shoppers in Arraiján start, which is why sellers list there. The trade-off is commission, limited branding and rules the platform can change overnight.
Your B2B ordering portal becomes the hub: marketplaces and social shops become extra outlets fed from one catalogue, while repeat customers buy directly from you at better margins.
Selling online legally in Panama
Panama charges ITBMS (sales tax) at 7% standard, with higher rates on alcohol and tobacco, and DGI electronic invoicing is being rolled out.
Customer data is handled with Law 81 of 2019 on Personal Data Protection in mind, and the storefront follows Law 45 of 2007 on consumer protection, enforced by ACODECO.
We build the technical controls — tax-inclusive pricing, compliant invoices, consent banners, terms and return pages, data-access roles and audit logs. We are not a law firm, so final legal and tax positions should be confirmed with your own adviser in Panama.
Take your Arraiján store onto customers' phones
Phones carry most traffic in Panama. A dealer and sales-representative app lets buyers re-order in seconds, scan products, check statements and receive scheme announcements, while reps take orders at the counter even with patchy connectivity.
One backend serves the website and the apps, and the apps ship under your own Google Play and App Store accounts — so what you change once appears everywhere.
Order alerts, offers and abandoned-cart reminders go out on Arraiján time (UTC−5), in Spanish and English if you want.
- Logistics and freight partners
- Credit and payment gateways
- Accounting and e-invoicing
- ERP (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Tally, Zoho)
- WhatsApp and SMS notifications
- CRM and lead management
- Warehouse and inventory systems
- BI and reporting tools
Integrations above are examples; we connect any system that offers a suitable API, database access or approved import and export process.
A phased launch plan for Arraiján
Value first, depth later. For a B2B ordering portal serving Arraiján, the usual sequence looks like this:
| Phase | What goes live |
|---|---|
| Launch portal | Accounts, contract pricing, catalogue, ordering and ERP order sync. Configured for PAB, Yappy and Correos de Panamá from the start. |
| Automate | Quotes, approvals, credit, statements and notifications. |
| Expand | Dealer and sales-rep apps, analytics and new territories. Reviewed against how Arraiján customers actually buy. |
Success is measured on order-entry time, share of orders placed online, order accuracy, days sales outstanding, repeat-order frequency and sales-rep productivity — tracked on a dashboard you can see from launch day.
Working with our team from Arraiján
Arraiján runs on UTC−5, which is 10h 30m behind India (IST). With three 8-hour shifts we are available 24×7, so meetings, demos and urgent fixes happen in your working hours.
Project communication is in English; storefront content can be produced in Spanish. You get a named lead, direct engineer access and an NDA if you ask.
Our head office is in Chhapi, Gujarat, with an office in Hyderabad and representation in Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia and Zambia; Arraiján clients are served remotely with on-site workshops when the project needs them.
