Liverpool is a Mexican department stores chain founded by Jean Baptiste Ebrard in 1847. It is owned by the holding company El Puerto de Liverpool.[1]
El Puerto de Liverpool is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) under the ticker symbol LIVEPOL. The company also holds a 50% stake in Unicomer, a company that has retail chains in 26 Latin American countries.[1] The Group's headquarters are in Santa Fe, a suburb and a main business center in Mexico City.
El Puerto de Liverpool group also owned another department store chain Fábricas de Francia, and in 2018-19 eliminated the brand, converting 14 stores to the Suburbia format, 23 to Liverpool, and permanently closing 4.
History
Liverpool, first called The Cloth Case, was founded in 1847 by Jean-Baptiste Ebrard,[2]