Fábricas de Francia (en|Factories of France) was a Mexican department store founded in 1878 in Guadalajara as a lingerie store by 3 French immigrants. In 1988, the El Puerto de Liverpool group bought the chain.[1] By 2018, there were 41 Fábricas stores across Mexico. In 2018 and 2019, El Puerto de Liverpool phased out the Fábricas de Francia brand and all stores were converted to either the Liverpool or Suburbia brand, except for four that were closed permanently.[2]
Fábricas de Francia was founded as a lingerie store in Guadalajara in 1878 by Disiderio Bonnafoux, José Chapuy and Léon Fortoul, immigrants from the Ubaye Valley and Barcelonnette in southeastern France. The original store was at the northeast corner of San Francisco street (today, Avenida Juárez) and Del Carmen (today, Avenida 16 de Septiembre), a mansion (es|palacio) of typical Spanish Colonial architecture. With its growing success, the building was expanded and remodeled in 1898-9 in Parisian style (Second Empire style. It became the largest department store in the city, surpassing Ciudad de México, La Ciudad de París and Nuevo Mundo.
The Parisian style in architecture was less appreciated by 1948, and the once-impressive palacio was demolished in order to expand Juárez Avenue. The store opened its doors again, now in a modern-style building, which was rebuilt again in the early 1980s after an extensive fire. The façade that existed at the end of 1990 is the same today, though the store is now a branch of Liverpool, [3] [4] as in 2018-9 the owners El Puerto de Liverpool group converted 37 of the 41 Fábricas de Francia stores to either Liverpool or Suburbia formats, and permanently closed four others.
| Opened | Closed | Metro area or city | Municipality/ Neighborhood | State | Mall | Current name (Liverpool) | Sq m (2022) | Other Name (2016) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Gro. | Galerías Acapulco | Acapulco Galerías | 10,852 | Fábricas de Francia Acapulco | ||||
| 1986 | Ags. | Villasunción | Ags. Villasunción | 6,094 | Fábricas de Francia Aguascalientes | ||||
| 2000 | Chih. | Chihuahua Fashion Mall | 8,636 | Fábricas de Francia Chihuahua | |||||
| 2002 | Son. | Ciudad Obregón | 6,447 | Fábricas de Francia Ciudad Obregón | |||||
| 1997 | Tab. | Coatzacoalcos | 7,969 | Fábricas de Francia Coatzacoalcos | |||||
| 2017 | Chis. | Plaza Las Flores Comitan | Comitán | ? | Fábricas de Francia Comitán | ||||
| 1997 | Ver. | Córdoba Crystal | 6,922 | Fábricas de Francia Córdoba | |||||
| 2015 | Mor. | Cuautla | 5,283 | Fábricas de Francia Cuautla | |||||
| 1878/ 1899/ 1951 | Guadalajara | Jal. | Guadalajara Centro | 8,275 | Fábricas de Francia Gdl. Centro | ||||
| 1999 | Guadalajara | Jal. | Gran Plaza | 10,235 | Fábricas de Francia Gdl. Gran Plaza | ||||
| 1974 | Guadalajara | Jal. | Plaza Patria | 8,641 | Fábricas de Francia Gdl. Plaza Patria | ||||
| 1969 | 2021 | Guadalajara | Jal. | Plaza del Sol | Plaza del Sol (closed) | 8,255 | Fábricas de Francia Plaza del Sol | ||
| 1963 | Mazatlán | Sin. | c/ Juárez y Cenizares | Mazatlán Centro | ? | Fábricas de Francia Mazatlán | |||
| 2016 | Méx. | Tecámac Power Center | Tecámac | 5,366 | Fábricas de Francia Mexico Tecamac | ||||
| 2002 | Oax. | Oaxaca | 10,034 | Fábricas de Francia Oaxaca | |||||
| 2017 | Oaxaca | Oax. | Plaza Bella | Oaxaca Plaza Bella | ? | Fábricas de Francia Oaxaca Plaza Bella | |||
| 1997 | Ver. | Poza Rica | 5,567 | Fábricas de Francia Poza Rica | |||||
| 1997 | Puebla | Pue. | Puebla Crystal | 6,186 | Fábricas de Francia Puebla | ||||
| 2015 | Gto. | Salamanca | 5,721 | Fábricas de Francia Salamanca | |||||
| 1999 | Chis. | Tapachula | 7,496 | Fábricas de Francia Tapachula | |||||
| 1961 | Tepic | Nay. | Tepic Centro | 7,520 | Fábricas de Francia Tepic | ||||
| 1997 | Villahermosa | Tab. | Plaza Crystal | Villahermosa Crystal | 5,267 | Fábricas de Francia Villahermosa | |||
| 1997 | Ver. | Plaza Américas | Xalapa Plaza Américas | 6,660 | Fábricas de Francia Xalapa |
| Year opened as FdF | Metropolitan area | Municipality or Neighborhood | State | Mall or address | Converted to | Area (2016, sqm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Rio Grande Mall | Suburbia Ciudad Juárez | 6,768 | ||||
| 2016 | Plaza Sendero Los Mochis | Suburbia Los Mochis | 8,873 | ||||
| 1999 | Mazatlán | Sin. | Gran Plaza Mazatlán | Suburbia Mazatlán | |||
| 2014 | Centro Lago De Guadalupe | Suburbia Lago de Guadalupe | 5,087 | ||||
| 2014 | Mexico City | Mexico City | Plaza Central | Suburbia México Plaza Central | 4,972 | ||
| 2017 | Mexico City | Mexico City | Suburbia México Buenavista | ||||
| 2016 | Mexico City | Town Center Vista Hermosa | Suburbia México Nicolás Romero | 4,905 | |||
| 2015 | Mexico City | Méx. | Puerta Texcoco | Suburbia Texcoco Puerta | 4,929 | ||
| 2017 | Mexico City | Valle de Chalco | Méx. | Patio Valle de Chalco | Suburbia Valle de Chalco | ||
| 2015 | Mexico City | Zumpango | Méx. | Town Center Zumpango | Suburbia Zumpango | 4,810 | |
| 2017 | Plaza Sendero Sur | Suburbia Saltillo Sendero | 5,071 | ||||
| 2016 | Plaza Sendero | Suburbia Tijuana | 5,017 | ||||
| 2017 | Plaza Apizaco | Suburbia Apizaco | 6,200 | ||||
| 2017 | Tonalá | Plaza Lomas | Suburbia Tonalá | ||||
| 2016 | Galerías Metropolitana | Suburbia Uriangato | 4,770 |
| Year opened as FdF | Metropolitan area | Municipality or Neighborhood | State | Mall or address | Area (2016, sqm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | (Zona Norte) | Gto. | La Gran Plaza | 10,880 | ||
| 2016 | Centro | Centro, Juárez 901 | 4,726 | |||
| 1999 | Veracruz | Boca del Río | (Soriana-anchored center) | 5,085 | ||
| 2015 | Zona metropolitana del Valle de México | Méx. | Plaza Chimalhuacán | 5,027 |