ABR is the brand with which María Alejandra Barrios Richard consolidated an empire in the Historic Center, one of the most coveted areas of Mexico City to open businesses.
For 14 years, the leader of the street vendors began to create, open, establish and found companies and brands with the acronym of her name to sell products, grant credit and import merchandise from Asia to Mexico.
In 1950, the representative entered the business world with street commerce in the streets of the Historic Center of Mexico City. And in 2003 she joined the ranks of the PRI, a political party that made her a deputy in the then Legislative Assembly of the Federal District.
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Likewise, he is the leader of about 6,000 street vendors and in recent days he has been in the eye of the hurricane due to the attack that his daughter Diana Sánchez Barrios suffered on the streets of 5 de Mayo and Motolinia. That is the area where this entire business history began, in which other members of the Barrios family also participate.
Control of the street trade was distributed by Alejandra Barrios between family members and her closest circle (who are business owners) such as Graciela Coronel Barrios, Diana Sánchez Barrios, Maricela Jiménez Barrios, Silvia Sánchez Barrios, Rubén, Sergio Jiménez Barrios and Ana Barrios Richard (sister of the leader).
Graciela Coronel has Plaza Cuauhtémoc, Plaza Olimpia and Plaza de la Iluminación under her supervision, as well as Maricela Jiménez manages Plaza Tacuba. While Diana Sánchez is in charge of the Joyero Center, Plaza Argentina and Plaza Victoria. Ana Barrios is in charge of Plaza Donceles and Sergio Jíménez controls the IASIS and Florida 9 plazas. From streetwalking they move to formality.
Today María Alejandra Barrios Richard is the owner of 20 commercial brands, as well as founder and majority shareholder in 4 companies with operations in Mexico City, according to documents held by Forbes Mexico.
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Diana Sánchez Barrios is the owner of a real estate company and a corporation dedicated to the purchase of shares in Mexican and foreign firms. While Graciela Coronel Barrios is the majority shareholder in 4 companies, in which other members of the Barrios family also appear as partners.
Alejandra Barrios’ companies
Since June 10, 2019, ABR Imports imports, exports, distributes and markets sneakers, articles, accessories and sportswear.
Alejandra Barrios partnered with Graciela Edith Coronel Barrios, Esther Silvia Sánchez Barrios and Maricela Jiménez Barrios to found that company, which imports, exports, distributes and markets optical materials, corrective and cosmetic lenses, as well as frames for glasses, lenses and sunglasses, accessories and optometry instruments.
Another company owned by the street leader is ABR Financial Solutions, a sofom that grants credits or loans to natural and legal persons, national or foreign, in national or foreign currency.
The firm, which was founded in Mexico City on September 21, 2018provides personal, simple, payroll, automotive, mortgage, revolving, authorization, replacement loans, as well as financial leasing to natural and legal persons, national or foreign, and financial factoring.
On December 14, 2010, Alejandra Barrios established Jesus, a company dedicated to the acquisition, disposal, administration, promotion, marketing, project, design and subdivision of homes.
Also through this firm they carry out buildings, repairs, remodeling and construction of real estate, as well as the promotion, marketing and disposal of properties.
On May 31, 2010, Alejandra Barrios created Union of Commercial Plazas Grupo ABRa company that buys, sells, assigns, rents, sublets, manages and builds housing, offices, commerce, hotels, restaurants, spas, bathrooms and tourist apartments in Mexico and abroad.
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Likewise, the company can build houses, buildings, condominiums, real estate developments of social interest and those intended for housing, offices, commerce, hotels, restaurants, spas, bathrooms and apartments.
The brands of Alejandra Barrios
Alejandra Barrios has formalized her business life and proof of this is the 21 brands created to support her importing company, her sofom, among other businesses. Here is the list of stamps where the acronym ABR stands out.
| ABR Financial Solutions: It offers insurance services, financial and monetary operations, as well as real estate businesses. | ABR Humanitarian Foundation: It offers education, culture and entertainment services in Mexico City. |
| ABR Central Axis Plaza: It offers lighting devices and installations, luminous lighting tubes, light projectors, lights for homes, lamps and lighting devices, in-store marketing and online marketing, advertising, | ABR Central Axis Square: It is dedicated to the management, organization and administration of commercial businesses and wholesale or retail advertising, marketing and promotion services through catalog orders or other electronic means. |
| Lens Square: It offers advertising, management, organization and administration of commercial businesses, office work, administration of a shopping center or shopping plaza, commercial business management, commercial administration, commercial assistance services, personnel selection, negotiation of business contracts for third parties, analysis of cost prices, import and export agency services. | ABR Improving your Vision: Lenses, frames, cords for glasses, cases for glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, plastic lenses, ophthalmic lenses, glasses, interchangeable lenses, ophthalmic frames made of plastic and metal material, google, contact lens case, cloths Special dry cleaning solutions for lenses, optical devices and instruments, glasses, eyeglass chains. |
| Plaza de los Lenses Tacuba 46: Offers medical services in optometry | ABR Improving your Vision: Offers medical services in optometry |
| Employers’ Union of Businessmen: Provides legal and security services for the physical protection of material assets and people, as well as personal and social assets provided by third parties to satisfy individual needs. | Alternative Front for Labor: It offers legal and security services for the physical protection of material assets and people, as well as personal and social services provided by third parties to satisfy individual needs. |
| TDAI Accessories and Solutions: It is dedicated to the sale of scientific, nautical, geodetic, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measurement, signaling, inspection, rescue and teaching apparatus and instruments. | Plaza de los Lenses Tacuba 46: Offers leasing of commercial premises and real estate; real estate and business management, sale of commercial premises, rental of commercial premises. |
| Plaza de los Lenses Tacuba 46: It is dedicated to the in-store and online marketing of optical glasses, optical eyewear, sunglasses, tinted lenses, frames for glasses, glasses lenses, cases for glasses and sunglasses, chains and cords for glasses and sunglasses, monocles, contact lenses, contact lens containers, special lens dry cleaning cloths, solar glasses clips, coded magnetic gift cards. |
The other companies of the Barrios family
Another that formalized companies is Diana Sanchez Barriosleader of street vendors in Mexico City. She is hospitalized due to an armed attack that she suffered near where the Alejandra Sánchez Barrios glasses plazas are. To be exact, a few meters from the Allende Metro, which is located a few blocks from the National Palace.
On February 26, 2019, the leader created the companies Dibarsadi Corporate y Disanbar Inmobiliario Group. The first company promotes, constitutes, organizes, exploits, acquires and participates in the share capital or assets of commercial or civil companies, associations or national and foreign industrial and commercial companies.
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The second company buys, sells, markets, rents and subleases movable and immovable property, urban and ejidal land, real estate, buildings, residential homes, industrial and commercial property.
Graciela Edith Coronel Barrios is the majority shareholder in the companies Grace & Lays, Supplier Sacotsa, Salud y Bienestar Siglo XXI and Veritas Farms MX. These last two companies are dedicated to the distribution of medicines and provide medical services.
Javier Alejandro Sánchez Barios is a partner and founder of the companies Publicidad Conjunta and Jicob. In that last company the entire family of Alejandra Barrios is as shareholders.
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