Grupo Elektra

Grupo Elektra S.A.B. de C.V.
Company typeSociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable
BMV: ELEKTRA
BMAD: XEKT
IndustryRetail, Banking, Finance
Founded1950 (1950)
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Area served
Mexico, Central America, South America
Key people
Ricardo B. Salinas, (Chairman)
Fabrice Deceliere Márquez, (CEO Elektra Stores)
Alejandro Valenzuela del Río, (CEO Banco Azteca)
Álvaro A. Calderón Jiménez, (CFO)
ProductsHome appliance, mobile phone, computers, consumer electronics, furniture, white goods, money transfers, extended warranties, ecommerce, financial services, deposits, personal loans, credit cards, commercial loans, liability insurance, life insurance, pension funds.
Revenue $ 75,902 million (2015)
$ 9,194 million (2015)
Number of employees
65,346 (2015)
SubsidiariesBanco Azteca, Advance America, Italika, Seguros Azteca, Afore Azteca, Punto Casa de Bolsa
Websitewww.grupoelektra.com.mx

Grupo Elektra is a Mexican financial and retail corporation founded in 1950 by Hugo Salinas Price. The company currently operates over seven thousand points of contact across Mexico, United States, and Central America, through two business divisions: commercial and financial. Its parent company, Grupo Salinas, is a corporate group with interests across various economic sectors.

Grupo Elektra's commercial division includes Elektra, Italika, and Salinas y Rocha, while its financial division comprises Banco Azteca, Seguros Azteca, Punto Casa de Bolsa, Purpose Financial, and Afore Azteca. Also, Elektra is listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores and on the Spanish Stock Market Latibex (XEKT).