Alza.cz - Growth despite of financial crisis

The joint stock company Alza.cz achieved more than a 3205 million CZK ($166 million) total turnover last year. "It is 200 million CZK ($10,3 million) more than we estimated in 2008", says Jan Samko, the marketing director of the company. "Only in December the customers purchased goods for more than a half milliard Czech crowns," he adds. The inter-year growth exceeded the 40% border. Alza.cz thus confirms its position of the biggest internet store on the Czech market.

Date: 3.2.2009

Currently the internet store Alza.cz offers more than 18,000 products by 460 world brands, and stated over 792,000 satisfied orders in 2008 which is a 55% growth, comparing to 2007 with 512,000 satisfied orders.
The visit rate to the web sites www.alza.cz moves above 3 million visitors per month (December 2008). The daily visit rate exceeds 120,000 unique users who view up to 2 million displayed sites every day. The www.alza.cz websites are the most visited sites in the area of computers and electronics on the Czech internet.

Despite the current financial crisis the company Alza.cz states stable growth. This growth is under the control of economic experts who make sure that the company remained standing on stable bases. "The growth of the company Alza.cz is based purely on the business results and not on acquisition of other companies. The company has zero indebtedness and represents a guarantee for its customers and business partners, as well as for its staff," Jan Samko says.

About company Alza.cz
The company Alza.cz has been selling computer technology and electronics since 1994 and is a long-time leader on the Czech internet market. In 2005 the company turnover exceeded the border of one milliard CZK. This was the first time when this border was beaten by an internet store. The company Alza.cz is the Number One on the market mainly thanks to their uncontested availability of goods, the wide choice of products and the above-standard services accompanying the sale itself, as well as the post-sale services.
Last year the company Alza.cz was awarded with a number of prestigious awards for their business successes. Let us name for example the GE Money Multi-service Tradesman of the Year 2008 and the HP Partner of the Year 2008 for an absolute primacy in the Achieved Turnover category in the sales of notebooks. This award thus formally confirmed the position of Alza.cz as the leader in the sales of notebooks on the Czech market.

The company Alza.cz sold totally 78,317 pieces of notebooks in 2008 which is a 122% increase, comparing to 2007. This provides Alza.cz with the dominant position among the mobile computer sellers. As is clear from the total number of´ 720, 000 notebooks sold in the Czech Republic, Alza.cz has over a 10% market share. The main purchasing strategist of the company, Jiri Med, adds: "In 2008 the company Alza.cz sold more than 78 thousand notebooks, thus confirming its Number One position on the Czech market. This number included over 9,000 mini-notebooks - a new class of mobile devices combining the benefits of a classic notebook with an easy portability, whilst preserving the attractive price. In this progressive segment of portable computers we anticipate this year's significant increase in sales, as well as an extension of the choice of new models."