The emblematic department store, LiverpoolIt has an interesting story. Without a doubt, it is one of the best known in Mexico, with its famous slogan “Liverpool, it’s part of my life.”
What is the origin of Liverpool?
It was in the year 1847 when Jean Baptiste Ebrard (JBE) founded Liverpool, this character installed a drawer dedicated to the sale of fine fabrics in the center of Mexico City. Later, in 1872, Jean Baptiste Ebrard began to import merchandise from Europe shipped from the port of Liverpool, England, so he decided to call his store.
Over time, it began to grow and has important events such as the inauguration of the new Liverpool Centro building on Avenida 20 de Noviembre, where the first escalators in Mexico City were installed.
We are a Mexican company with more than 170 years of experience in the retail sector, thus being the leader in department stores”,
says the official Liverpool site.
Little by little, this store grew, to such an extent that they currently have five business units: Liverpool Stores, Suburbia Stores, Galleries Shopping Centers, Boutiques and Financial Businesses, composing a large and solid company, with 175 years of experience in the retail sector. In addition, today it has 123 stores, according to company information.
Likewise, it also offers credit through its Liverpool cards and receives income from the lease of space in shopping centers. It is the second company with the highest sales in the department store sector in Mexico.
The 1960s were another key period for this company, since in 1962 Liverpool Insurgentes was opened, the first branch entirely of El Puerto de Liverpool, and in 1965 it began trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV).
Later, they opened Perisur Shopping Center with its warehouse, being the first Shopping Center of the Liverpool Group and later they continued with the purchase of Fabricas de Francia, Comercial Las Galas and Salinas y Rocha stores.
Who owns Liverpool?
The Port of Liverpool is a company that has a Board of directorsthis is because it is a company with thousands of shares sold.
From 1978, Max Michel Suberville served as Liverpool’s managing director until his retirement in 2004 and as honorary chairman of the board of directors until his death in 2016.
Currently, Liverpool’s CEO is Graciano Guichard González, who was appointed to that role in March 2021, according to the company.
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