Grupo Sanborns S.A. de C.V. is a retailing arm of the Carlos Slim-run Grupo Carso that includes the namesake Sanborns restaurant and junior department store chain, Mixup music stores, iShop Apple/electronics stores, Sears department stores in Mexico, and until October 2023, Mexico's sole Saks Fifth Avenue store.[1][2][3][4][5]
It is headed up by Patricio Slim Domit, son of Carlos Slim.[6]
As of end of 2020, there are the following divisions:
The Sanborns division as of December 2020 included:[7]
Formerly included
A chain of consumer electronics stores focusing on Apple computers, smartphones and accessories. Certified Apple Premium reseller.[8]
A chain of music stores across Mexico, often as joint Mixup/iShop stores.
From 2007 until 2023, the group operated the only Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Mexico, both in Mexico City, one at Plaza Carso mall in Nuevo Polanco from 2010 to 2020, the other at Centro Santa Fe from 2007 to 2023.[1] Deciding not to renew its Saks franchise, the group will convert it to a Sears.[9]
