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Farmacias Guadalajara grows to 3,115 stores across Mexico
Farmacias Guadalajara had 3,115 stores across Mexico by the third quarter of 2026.
The chain is part of Corporativo Fragua, which is controlled by the Arroyo family.
Pharmacist Francisco Arroyo Verduzco opened the first two pharmacies in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 1942.
His sons later led the business as it expanded across the country.
The company opened 186 stores in 2015, averaging one every 48 hours, but its growth has since slowed.
It opened 142 stores in 2025, and plans to add 120 more in 2026.
Its latest store count covered 515 cities in all 32 Mexican states.
Farmacias Guadalajara had 3,115 stores in 515 cities across Mexico’s 32 states in the third quarter of 2026.
The chain is part of Corporativo Fragua, which is controlled by the Arroyo family.
The company opened 142 stores in 2025 and plans to add 120 more in 2026.
Its growth is supported by a format that combines medicines with other products and services, alongside logistics designed to supply thousands of stores.
- Who
- Farmacias Guadalajara, part of Corporativo Fragua, which is controlled by the Arroyo family.
- What
- The chain grew to 3,115 stores across Mexico.
- When
- In the third quarter of 2026.
- Where
- Across 515 cities in Mexico’s 32 states.
- Why
- The article attributes its growth to a store format offering more than medicines and logistics designed to supply its network.
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Pharmacist Francisco Arroyo Verduzco opened the first two pharmacies in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Corporativo Fragua reported opening 186 stores, averaging one new SuperFarmacia every 48 hours.
The company opened 177 stores.
The company opened 180 stores.
The chain had 3,009 stores in 505 cities.
The chain had 3,115 stores in 515 cities across Mexico’s 32 states.
- Stores
- 3,115 in the third quarter of 2026
- Cities
- 515
- States
- 32
- 2025 openings
- 142 stores
- 2026 plan
- 120 additional stores
- Parent company
- Corporativo Fragua owns 99.9997% of Farmacia Guadalajara, S.A. de C.V.