El Puerto de Liverpool S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Liverpool, is a mid-to-high end retailer which operates the largest chain of

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s in

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. It operates 136 stores under the Liverpool name, 131 stores under the

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name, and 27 shopping centers, including Perisur and Galerías Monterrey. Its headquarters are in Santa Fe, a suburb and a main business center in

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Liverpool stores

History

Liverpool, first called ''The Cloth Case'', was founded in 1847 by Jean Baptiste Ebrard, a

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who first started selling clothes in cases in Downtown Mexico City. In 1872, he started importing merchandise from

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. Much of the merchandise was shipped via

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

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, prompting Ebrard to adopt the name ''Liverpool'' for his store, in 1862 he opened its second store and since then it has continued growing .

Liverpool Interlomas Store

Liverpool Interlomas Flagship Store in Mexico City

In 2011, Liverpool opened a high-profile store at Paseo Interlomas, in the

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, a major upscale suburban residential and business center in

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. The structure was designed by

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. This three-story structure, dubbed the ''OVNI'' (

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) for its distinctive metallic oval look, is clad in a double-layered stainless steel surface fabricated by

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. The 30,000m2 department store includes a rooftop recreational park. Several design firms were involved in various aspects of the project. The interiors were done by American architecture and design firm

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, the rooftop garden by Thomas Balsley and the gourmet space by JHP Design.

Liverpool locations

Greater Mexico City

* Centro las Américas,

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, State of Mexico * Ciudad Jardín Bicentenario, Nezahuacóyotl, State of Mexico * Cosmopol, Coacalco, State of Mexico * Galerías Atizapán, Atizapán, State of Mexico * Galerías Coapa, Tlalpan * Galerias Insurgentes, Colonia del Valle *

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, 20 de Noviembre street, freestanding *

Mítikah Mítikah, (in Spanish a homonym of "Mítica" i.e. "Mythical"), is a mixed-use complex with Mexico City's tallest skyscraper in the Benito Juárez borough of southern Mexico City across the Circuito Interior inner ring road from Coyoacán. It open ...

, Xoco, opening late 2022 * Parque Lindavista, Gustavo A. Madero * Paseo Interlomas,

, State of Mexico ( see article) * Parque Delta, col. Piedad Narvarte * Perinorte,

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, State of Mexico * Perisur, Coyoacán borough * Plaza Tlalne Fashion Mall, Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico * Polanco, Calzada Mariano Escobedo, freestanding * Centro Santa Fe, Santa Fe *

Plaza Satélite Plaza Satélite is a shopping mall in the northwest part of Greater Mexico City in Ciudad Satélite on the Anillo Periferico ring road. Opened on October 13, 1971, it was Mexico's first American-style shopping mall. It has over 240 stores and ser ...

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, State of Mexico * Parque Tezontle,

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* Tecámac Power Center, State of Mexico *

Toreo Parque Central Toreo Parque Central (literally, "Central Park Bullring") is a mixed-use development in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Greater Mexico City. It has an enclosed shopping center named Plaza Toreo and it was built on the site of the former bullring Toreo ...

, State of Mexico Galerías Tabasco, Reloj floral - panoramio

Under construction

* Guadalajara (Distrito La Perla) *

Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
(US) and < ...

(Plaza Península)

Northern Mexico

Central-West Mexico

Central-Southern Mexico

Southeast Mexico (Mayan Zone)

Central & Southern Mexico

* Acapulco (2) * Aguascalientes (2) * Atlixco * Campeche *

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(2) *

Celaya Celaya (; ) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality ...

Chilpancingo Chilpancingo de los Bravo (commonly shortened to Chilpancingo; ; Nahuatl: Chilpantsinko) is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. In 2010 it had a population of 187,251 people. The municipality has an area of in ...

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(2) *

Colima Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima i ...

Comitán Comitán (; formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario DomínguezComitán de D ...

* Córdoba * Cuautla *

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Chetumal Chetumal (, , ; yua, label= Yucatec Maya, Chactemàal , ) is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco. In 2020 ...

*Duty Free

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*Duty Free

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* Guadalajara (9): ** Guadalajara (2) **

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(5) ** Tlaquepaque ** Tlajomulco de Zúñiga * Guanajuato *

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* León (2) * Mérida (2) *

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(2) *

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(2) *

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* Puebla (4) * Puerto Vallarta *

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* San Luis Potosí (2) *

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(3) *

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* Tehuacán *

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(2) *

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(2): **

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(2) *

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(3) *

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(3) *

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(2) * Zamora

Fashion Fest

Fashion Fest of Liverpool is an annual festival that covers new fashion trends for the new seasons, it has reunited some of the most important supermodels like:

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, Eva Herzigova,

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, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bündchen,

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Alessandra Ambrosio Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (; born 11 April 1981) is a Brazilian-American model. She is known for her work with Victoria's Secret and was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the company's PINK line. Ambrosio was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 20 ...

, Doutzen Kroes,

Bar Refaeli Bar Refaeli ( he, בר רפאלי; born ) is an Israeli model, television host, businesswoman and actress. She is among the most internationally successful models to come from Israel, appearing on the cover of the 2009 ''Sports Illustrated'' Sw ...

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, Milla Jovovich, and most recently Irina Shayk

Fábricas de Francia

Stores under the name Fábricas de Francia ( en, France Factories) belonged to Liverpool but did not carry the name. Fábricas de Francia outlets were found in 25 cities, operating and working in the same fashion that Liverpool does. It was announced in 2018 that Liverpool would phase out the Fábricas de Francia brand and all stores were converted to either the Liverpool or

brand.

Former Fábricas de Francia locations

Northern Mexico

Tijuana, Baja California Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
(US) and < ...

* Chihuahua * Ciudad Juárez * Ciudad Obregón *

Mazatlán Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding '' municipio'', known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip ...

Saltillo Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and highwa ...

Central & Southern Mexico

* Acapulco * Aguascalientes * Apizaco *

Comitán Comitán (; formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario DomínguezComitán de D ...

* Córdoba * Guadalajara (5) * León *

(7) *

(2) *

* Puebla * San Luis Potosí *

Shopping malls operated by Liverpool

* Perisur *Perinorte *Galerias Atizapan *Galerias Monterrey *Galerias Metepec *Galerias Querétaro *Galerias San Juan Del Río *Galerias Cuernavaca *Galerias Coapa *

Galerías Insurgentes Galerías Insurgentes, full name Centro Comercial Galerías Insurgentes, is a shopping mall on Insurgentes Sur Avenue at Parroquia in the Actipan neighborhood of Colonia Del Valle, Mexico City. Background In 1992, Galerías Insurgentes opened ...

*Galerias Celaya *Galerias Chilpancingo *Galerias Vallarta *Galerias Tabasco *Galerias Mérida *La Isla Mérida *Galerias Saltillo *Galerias Mazatlan *Galerias Acapulco *Galerias Campeche *Galerias Zacatecas *Galerias Serdán, Puebla *Galerias Toluca *Galerias Polanco *Galerias Tlaxcala *Galerias La Paz *Galerias Santa Anita, Guadalajara

References

External links

Liverpool

Fabricas de Francia Official Site

Liverpool Corporate Site

Liverpool Presentation of last quarterly report
{{IPC companies Department stores of Mexico Food halls Retail companies of Mexico Companies based in Mexico City Cuajimalpa Retail companies established in 1847 1847 establishments in Mexico Companies listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican brands

Liverpool stores

History

Liverpool Interlomas Store

Liverpool locations

Greater Mexico City

Under construction

Northern Mexico

Central-West Mexico

Central-Southern Mexico

Southeast Mexico (Mayan Zone)

Central & Southern Mexico

Fashion Fest

Fábricas de Francia

Former Fábricas de Francia locations

Northern Mexico

Central & Southern Mexico

Shopping malls operated by Liverpool

See also

References

External links