Type Subsidiary Area served Mexico Founder Mauricio Achar Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico | Industry Retail Website www.gandhi.com.mx Founded 24 June 1971 | |
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Gandhi Bookstores were created in the year of 1971; they are now one of the biggest bookstores chains in Mexico. After 40 years and more than 36 stores all over the country, besides being one of the biggest chains, it is also the most known.
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History
Gandhi Bookstores were founded on June 24, 1971, by Mauricio Achar. He created the bookstore in the belief that a great amount of the country's problems were due to the lack of reading by its population. The name of the bookstore is because of Mahatma Gandhi and the influence, Mauricio, wanted to do the same. The original store occupied 150 square meters, and it was located at Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 128, south Mexico's City. Even though it was small, the store had a cafeteria of its own, were people would gather not just to read or hat, but to have cultural activities like watching movies, theater plays, listen to music, etc. This were the basic thing that interested people into going more often to the bookstore.
Stores
Today, there are 25 different Gandhi Bookstores. 12 are located within Mexico City and 13 in other parts of the Republic. The other 11 stores are inside "Palacio de Hierro". The public that comes to the libraries is mostly conformed by students, teacher, young-adults, professionals, and everyone else that is interested by the culture and look for information or entertainment.