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
Grupo La Forma Grupo La Forma Grupo La Forma is a regional based musical group from the mid 80's in Hobbs and Lovington, New Mexico. With a number of recordings and countless appearances throughout Southeastern New Mexico and West Texas, they pioneered the early "grupo" genre of Tejano music. La Forma recorded early on for Hacienda Records and later recorded for Manny Guerra's newly formed A.R.S. label in San Antonio, TX. Their unique style and showmanship drew from various Rock, Soul, Salsa, and Mexican Conjunto music influences. The group consisted of Richard Quiroz: vocals/guitar, Lalo Enriquez: vocals/keyboard, Arthur Quiroz: Drums, Charlie Madrid: vocals/saxophone,