What is the goal of the Panterzone?

The Panterzone is intended to connect traders and consumers in the domestic economy into a network. This may succeed in weakening the loyalty to foreign online giants that threaten the existence of our domestic traders.

This will increase consumers' awareness of Italian trade. This increases turnover, promotes jobs and thus sustainably increases purchasing power.

With Panterzone many I's become WE and together we can succeed in positively shaping the future of Italy.

What makes the Panterzone different from other platforms?

We have set ourselves the goal of creating a marketplace that can do more than the platforms that have existed until now. The Panterzone should not only serve retailers, but also service providers, hotels, guest houses etc. - no Italian company will be excluded. For this purpose, the Panterzone offers the possibility for requests for quotations, as e.g. services can hardly be offered at a fixed price.

There is also the choice between shipping, pickup in the store and delivery by the retailer, there is also no binding to a specific shipping service provider.

As an additional plus point we see the function for job offers, which is integrated without additional costs.

What do we understand by regionality?

We are convinced that all the goods currently ordered from foreign online retailers would also be available from Italian retailers and this is what it is all about, it should be bought in Italy.

In the Panterzone, the dealers can be located by a location search, so that purchases can be made directly in the immediate vicinity.

Why Panterzone, that doesn't sound particularly "Italian"?

In 2017 our working title was "Tirol Zone", we wanted to be a market place just for Tirol. However, we quickly realized that this could not work. We must think on federal level, so that enough offer comes together.

We chose the name Panterzone because an artificial word is always better indexed by Google than a word that has been around for years. Think about why Amazon, Zalando or even MediaMarkt are called what they are called. MediaMarkt could also be called Elektroshop, for example, but it would not be as effective as the artificial word and would not be remembered as strongly. Now you know why Panterzone and not e.g. Regional Online Shop. The dealers that are listed with us are then of course easier to find. There is also no similar word, so that if there is enough traffic on the website, even if there are spelling mistakes, the Panterzone will be found. A single webshop will never have the potential to be a marketplace where many goods, services or even job ads are offered.

Example: If you enter e.g. sneakers at Google, Zalando and Amazon will appear immediately but no webshop of a retailer, at most Adidas or Nike, which can hardly be compared with our retailers.

With the name Panterzone and the marketplace we can achieve this - with regional suppliers throughout Italy.

How does the Panterzone for sellers work?

Every entrepreneur can register on the Panterzone. Dealers, service providers and lodging establishments.

Directly after simple online registration you start selling. Without the necessary programming skills and especially without your own online store, you upload pictures or videos, write product or service descriptions, decide on definitive prices or requests for quotes, decide whether to send, deliver or pick up the customer yourself. There are almost no limits to your different wishes!

With the help of a link you can post your personal Panterzone store and your products in all social media, share them extensively and implement them into your own homepage to promote sales.

What can I offer/buy in the Panterzone?

Everything that exists in Italy:

Products, services, vacation offers and job offers, except of course forbidden things.

Why should I participate in the Panterzone as a trader, service provider or hotelier?

• More favorable conditions than other marketplaces and booking platforms
• No own online store necessary
• The Panterzone offers you online presence
• You alone manage your products
• Quotation requests and customer contact easily via the Panterzone message function
• Advanced and fast marketplace
• Job ads included
• There is no limit to the number of products you post
• You can choose whether you want to send or deliver or whether the customer should pick up the goods from you
• You can offer goods, services, vacation offers and job ads
• We post your offered products etc. from time to time in the social media channels
• A strong community, allied in one marketplace

What does the Panterzone cost me as a seller?

Depending on your requirements there are different costs. Basically, you can test the marketplace with 10 products for free and without limit. If you would like to add more products, there will be costs. The transaction fee is 8% per sale.

But: 92% of many sales are better than 100% of few, right?

Why is the Panterzone not free for sellers?

The idea of the Panterzone was born in 2017 and the development of the Panterzone marketplace platform began in 2018. A lot of time, at least 10,000 working hours and some money were invested.

We used only our private assets for this purpose, we did not receive any subsidies or other grants - your tax money was not used, as some other platform operators do. We are proud of that!

The operation of the Panterzone results in permanent development costs as well as running costs like server rent, domain costs, transaction fees for payments etc. It is not possible for us to cover all these costs apart from the time we invest, so the Panterzone is not free of charge.

Can I connect my existing online store?

No, this is not possible. We want a platform on which many products are offered together and not on separate stores, because only together we are strong!

If you already have your own online store, but you can export the data and send it to us, then we can enter it collectively for you and you have only minimal effort.

I have many products, do I have to enter each one separately?

No, of course you don't have to! You are welcome to send us an Excel list or an export of your merchandise management program, and we will then enter your products collectively.

Buyer on Panterzone?

If you want to shop in the Panterzone, you only have to register, and you can start. The Panterzone has only been available since March, so the variety of products is of course not yet as large as some online giants, but that's what we want it to be!

Why buy and sell in the Panterzone marketplace?

If you are there and buy at Panterzone, you will not only help us to develop, but also all the Italian traders, service providers, hosts and maybe even yourself, because this will secure and create new jobs and strengthen our homeland!

If you sell in the Panterzone marketplace, then you have taken the right step. The future will be digital and it will happen online - and you will be part of it!

Why now, of all times, does this have to do with Corona?

No, not at all, the Panterzone has already had a longer development period. If it had been completed earlier, the Corona period might have been different for our local dealers. The Easter business would not have gone to the well-known online giant with the initial letter A, but could have stayed in Italy.

Actually, it's already 5 to 12. 63% of the expenditure in online trade, that is over 4.5 billion euros, goes abroad and it's getting more every year! We have to stop this and we can only do it together if we all stand together.

We must succeed in bringing as many retailers, service providers and hosts as possible to our marketplace, because then the supply will grow and Italian consumers will be able to buy the goods they want at home. Of course, without suppliers this project will not work and our efforts would be in vain. Imagine that this €4.5 billion, or at least part of it, would remain with Italian retailers? How many jobs could this create?

What else do we plan to do with the Panterzone?

One thing is quite clear, our marketplace is far from finished! There will always be new ideas that will be implemented. We are always open for suggestions!

Possibly before the end of this year, our delivery concept with the corresponding app will be completed - that is OUR unique selling proposition (USP)!

This will enable everyone to pick up goods ordered by someone else in the store, deliver them to the customer and earn money in the process. These "errands" can, for example, be done on the way home from work, which can considerably reduce the volume of traffic when fully accepted.

Let us surprise you!

Who is behind Panterzone?

Sparer Manuel and Rupprechter Michaela developed the idea of the Panterzone in 2017. Together with their team, they developed the Panterzone marketplace as it is now.

It is a personal concern for all of us to support Italian companies, especially those that are not present online. They are the ones who provide jobs for our citizens and they can only do so if the turnover is right! That is why it is almost our duty to do something to ensure that it stays that way or improves. After all, without businesses there are no jobs, without jobs there is no money, and without money there is no money? Everyone can answer this question for themselves.