The name ARMED first appeared in 2007 as the name of a small army shop in Žatec (northwest Bohemia). Today ARMED is one of the largest stores of its kind with branches in cities around Czech republic: Prague, Brno, Vyškov, Plzeň, Tábor and Pardubice.Besides to army equipment and military fashion, we sell knives or weapons and ammunition. We also provide weapons service and offer tuning of AR-15 rifles. We have a modern e-shop and overall we rely on top technological background. We wholesale several brands for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We supply equipment to the armed forces of the Czech Republic. Everytime we try to treat our customers as well as we did then in a small shop in Žatec (northwest Bohemia).
It is precisely our customers who have enabled us to become number one on the market.
Again April 1st, we are opening a new store in Brno (second biggest city in Czech rep.). The Brno store is currently our largest and best furnished. The modernization of the packaging line is also important, thanks to which we managed the Christmas fever without major problems. We built a safe room in the Tábor store, which allowed us to expand range of weapons and ammunition. We are starting to supply the Talon Grips brand wholesale. At the end of the year, the company has over 30 employees.
We are opening a third store, this time in Tábor (south of Bohemia). We are launching a wholesale e-shop at b2b.armed.cz. We are expanding our wholesale brands with Lansky, Arpol, Tactical Foodpack and Warrior Assault Systems.
After seven years, it was time to modernize the e-shop from the ground.. We are also pleased to take over the wholesale distribution of the traditional American brand Gerber.
In the spring of 2016, the decision was made to bring together the two Prague stores. We found suitable place in Vysočany, where there was enough space for increasing stocks and a store. Fortunately, this decision turned out to be the right one, and with it came the further growth of the company.
We knew from the beginning that the building of the Karlín store would go to the ground once. But still we were not pleasantly surprised when we had to fast look for new premises at the beginning of 2015. In the end, we decided to split the store into two. A warehouse and a small shop were in Zličín, a larger shop on the Vysočanská metro station. In the end, it turned out that this was not a completely happy solution.
At the beginning we wanted to open our second store a little further east. In the end, however, we chose Vyškov near Brno (second biggest city in Czech republic). Since then, every new soldier entering a basic military course knows that there is an ARMED.
Expanding store by weapons and ammunition, we are among a very small number of stores that offer customers both this way and clothing, footwear, outdoor equipment, etc. We are simply no longer an just army shop.
Karlín, oh yeah Karlín! Moving the company was a difficult operation. Without personal sacrifices, especially in the form of time, this would not be possible. We started around eight in the morning and usually ended at midnight. Then we went for refreshments to one of the Karlín pubs and again the next day. For further development of the company ARMED STORE s.r.o. moving to Prague was so important.
In 2010, several major changes took place. The hobby becomes full-time work. We are moving to larger place, still in Žatec. We are launching a completely new e-shop, which has no competition among other army shops. We are one of the first to start displaying real stocks. We fill the position of customer support employee (we simply already have an employee who is only in charge of picking up the phones and answering e-mails). Until then, orders were handled by the seller, but due to their amount, it is no longer possible.
A modern company needs a modern ERP system. Ideally one that will allow us to grow. ERP system is very popular among employees.
Škoda Favorit Forman, from pensioner, almost unused. The ideal supply vehicle for a fast-growing company! By the way, great car.
On Fool's day, April 1st, 2007, a new army shop in the center of Žatec - Armed welcomed customers for the first time. It was a small shop and there was not much in stock. But we had something that was not very visible among the other army shops at the time - a modern e-shop for its time. Number of employees: 1.
The Benešov mechanized battalion and the headquarters of the 4th BRN were relocated to Žatec (northwest Bohemia). Still there was no store where soldiers could buy equipment. Nobody used the opportunity for so long that the founder of ARMED.cz decided to open a small army shop himself. The start was financed by the sale of the Suzuki SV 1000 S motorcycle. A huge sacrifice!
V Armedu se řídíme jasně danými hodnotami. Pokud je s námi nesdílíš, nebude to fungovat. Věříme, že ve skutečnosti se lépe pracuje v prostředí s jasně určenými kompetencemi a zodpovědnostmi.