Sears (Mexico) to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands where he supervised the business expansion of the islands. From 1955 to 1993, Sears opened stores throughout Mexico. On April 2, 1997, Sears, now owned by Sears Holdings, formed a strategic alliance with Grupo Carso, owned by Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helú, through which Sears agreed to sell 85% of its share of Sears Mexico to Grupo Carso, until 1997. As of 2007, Grupo Carso owned a 100% share of the company. Even though Sears unveiled a new lowercase logo in the United States in 2010, Sears Mexico still retains the pre-2004 logo (in
The Man from Texas day in and around Prescott, Arizona using the same cast of characters. The Selig studio in Prescott was called the Diamond "S" Ranch. This fictitious "ranch" used the "S" for Selig as a trademark and had a diamond shaped border around the initial. It turned out that this film was a 1920s re-release and was an edited version that included extra scenes from other Selig films. The re-release distributor in the 1920s used their company name in the opening credits and title. It read; Tom Mix, "The Man From Texas" Awon Film Corporation. It seems this silent film was elongated