▁that ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁aff lu ent ▁market ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁with ▁international ▁br ands , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁oper ates ▁exclus ively ▁as ▁Herm es , ▁Bur berry , ▁Ad ol fo ▁Dom ing uez , ▁etc . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁by ▁a ▁French man , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁department ▁store ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁ret ail ▁chain ▁Gru po ▁Bal ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁operating ▁department ▁stores ▁( a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 ), ▁the ▁group ▁has ▁divers ified ▁into ▁the ▁restaurant ▁industry , ▁design ▁( with ▁the ▁concept ▁ ▁' ▁Palace ▁House ▁''' ), ▁travel , ▁sp a ▁and ▁bout ique ▁br ands ▁of ▁design ▁and ▁cl othing ▁like ▁Bur berry ▁and ▁M ango . ▁▁ ▁Instituto ▁T ec n ológ ico ▁Aut ón omo ▁de ▁México ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Instituto ▁T ec n ológ ico ▁Aut ón omo ▁de ▁México '' ▁[ ▁[ ▁IT AM ▁] ▁] ▁( Aut onom ous ▁Techn ological ▁Institute ▁of ▁Mexico ) ▁before ▁Mexico ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( IT M ), ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Association ▁of ▁Culture ▁bringing ▁together ▁an ▁out standing ▁group ▁of ▁bank ers , ▁industrial ists ▁and ▁business men , ▁led ▁by ▁Don ▁Ra úl ▁Ba ill ères ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁higher ▁education ▁the ▁engine ▁of ▁industrial ▁and ▁economic ▁change ▁in ▁Mexico ▁. ▁ ▁Pe ñ oles ▁▁ ▁Pe ñ oles ▁is ▁a