Liverpool (department store)

Liverpool, first called The Cloth Case, was founded in 1847 by Jean-Baptiste Ebrard, a Frenchman who first started selling clothes in cases in Downtown Mexico City. In 1872, he started importing merchandise from Europe . Much of the merchandise was shipped via Liverpool, England, prompting Ebrard to adopt the name Liverpool for his store, in 1862 he opened its second store and since then it has continued growing . Growth of the Liverpool chain for history of the group • In 1936, the new Liverpool Center building was inaugurated on Avenida 20 de Noviembre, designed by architect Enrique de la Mora and the first escalators were installed there. • 1962, opened its first branch of Liverpool, Liverpool Insurgentes, in then-suburban Colonia Del Valle, 9 km southwest of its downtown Mexico City store. • 1970: Liverpool opened the Liverpool Polanco, internationally recognized for its beauty and functionality • 1972: opened Liverpool Satélite, the first Liverpool in a mall, Plaza Satélite • In 1993, Liverpool Santa Fe was inaugurated with the first ellipse-shaped escalators in Mexico City, in the Centro Santa Fe mall • 1996: opened Liverpool León • 2008: together with VISA, launched the Liverpool Premium Card credit card • 2018-2020: rebrands 24 of the 41 Fábricas de Francia department stores as Liverpool. 14 became Suburbia branches and 3 were permanently closed. == Gallery: Liverpool Polanco - interior ==

All photos were taken at Liverpool Polanco: File:Cosmetics_Hall,_Liverpool_department_store,_Polanco,_Mexico_City_-_View_from_above2.jpg|Cosmetics Hall File:Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City merry-go-round.jpg|Carousel in the toy dept. File:Housewares_department,_Liverpool_department_store,_Polanco,_Mexico_City.jpg|Housewares File:Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City home furnishings departments, home organization.jpg|Home organization File:Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City home furnishings departments, fabrics.jpg|Home fabrics File:Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City musical instruments department.jpg|Instruments File:Doghouses in Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City pet supplies department.jpg|Pet dept. File:Treadmills and other home fitness equipment at Liverpool department store, Polanco, Mexico City.jpg|Home fitness File:Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City automotive department.jpg|Automotive File:Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City hardware-gardening-lawnmower department.jpg|Gardening File:Houseplants at Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City plant department.jpg|Houseplants File:Wax fruit and artificial flowers at Liverpool Polanco.jpg|Wax fruit and artificial flowers File:Glasses at Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City optical department.jpg|Optical File:Barber shop in Liverpool Polanco department store, Mexico City.jpg|Barber shop File:Watchbands at Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City watch repair service.jpg|Watch repair File:Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City candy department-1.jpg|Candy File:Liverpool Polanco, Mexico City candy department-2.jpg|Candy File:Chocolates at candy department at Liverpool department store, Polanco, Mexico City.jpg|Candy File:Pick-a-mix (bulk candy sold by weight) at candy department at Liverpool department store, Polanco, Mexico City.jpg|Candy File:Pick-a-mix (bulk candy sold by weight) at candy department at Liverpool department store, Polanco, Mexico City-2.jpg|Candy File:Gourmet food hall at Liverpool department store, Polanco, Mexico City-1.jpg|Food hall File:Beer bar and bakery at gourmet food hall at Liverpool department store, Polanco, Mexico City.jpg|Food hall File:Packaged gourmet foods and deli counter at gourmet food hall at Liverpool department store, Polanco, Mexico City-2.jpg|Food hall File:Pick-a-mix (bulk candy sold by weight) at candy department at Liverpool department store, Polanco, Mexico City-3.jpg|Food hall File:Liverpool Polanco SE store exterior looking NW from Mariano Escobedo at Horacio.jpg|Escobedo & Horacio St. File:View of top of Liverpool Polanco parking garage with store behing it, looking southeast along Mariano Escobedo-2-2.jpg|Parking structure and store == Events ==

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: Valeria Mazza, Esther Cañadas, Eva Herzigova, Cindy Crawford, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima, Claudia Schiffer, Julianne Moore, Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes, Bar Refaeli, Olivia Wilde, Milla Jovovich, and most recently Irina Shayk == Liverpool Stores ==

Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico Mayo 2021 - Liverpool.jpg|Chetumal File:Liverpool delta.JPG|Parque Delta, Mexico City File:Parque Delta (2022).jpg|Parque Delta File:Toreo Parque Central.jpg|Toreo Parque Central, Greater Mexico City File:Liverpool department store at Antea Lifestyle Center, Querétaro city.jpg|Antea, Querétaro File:Galerías Tabasco, Reloj floral - panoramio.jpg|Galerías Tabasco, Villahermosa File:Centro-Comercial-Galerías-Tlaxcala.jpg|Galerías Tlaxcala Source: Tiendas ("Stores"), Liverpool website and p. 43, 2022 Annual Report == Liverpool Interlomas Store ==

In 2011, Liverpool opened a high-profile store at Paseo Interlomas, in the Interlomas, a major upscale suburban residential and business center in Greater Mexico City. The structure was designed by Rojkind Arquitectos. This three-story structure, dubbed the OVNI (UFO) for its distinctive metallic oval look, is clad in a double-layered stainless steel surface fabricated by Zahner. 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 FRCH Design Worldwide, the rooftop garden by Thomas Balsley and the gourmet space by JHP Design. ==See also==