The origins of Soriana goes back to 1905 in the city of Torreon Coahuila, when Mr. Spencer Borque established a business called The Soriana, dedicated to selling fabric through a counter. Gradually the business grew and in 1920 was already selling textiles, clothing and novelties such as perfume and household items among others. In the thirties, when company founders Don Armando and Francisco Martin Borque are integrated into the family business, La Soriana consumer merchandise at wholesale, covering the Laguna region and much of the mountains of Chihuahua and Sonora. In the 50s, and under the direction of Don Armando and Don Francisco are beginning to recognize important changes in business strategy, one of the most important was to encourage retail sales to introduce self-service sales system in 1958. The opening of the first big shopping center self Soriana in November 1968 in the city of Torreon, Coahuila, is the event which marks the formal beginning of what we know today as Organizacion Soriana. Given its size and variety of products this store ran ahead of his time and his business proposal was well received by the community. The founders of the company, with its great capacity for work, persistence and vision, gave the first major step in transforming a small family business in the great enterprise we know today. So, step brothers Martin Borque were building the company. In 1971 decided to initiate a plan of accelerated growth and to improve control and administration of the business, installed the first of the group's corporate headquarters in the city of Torreon, Coahuila., And introduce the retailer for the accounting system. In the period 1972-1979 implemented a plan for institutionalization of the company, defining the principles of business philosophy to develop a new business plan and establish solid foundations for shaping the future growth of the company. Within the plan of growth and geographic diversification open stores in the states of Durango and Chihuahua and in 1974 opened the first department store chain in the city of Monterrey, N. L. branch 'Vallarta'. To give adequate support to the infrastructure in the open supply chain freight distribution centers in Torreon, Monterrey and Mexico City, adopting the use of computerized information systems, establish training programs and staff development and seek to apply in stores the best practices of marketing available. In 1979 began a phase of diversification of economic activities in which they are integrated into the portfolio of businesses operating restaurants, clothing manufacturing, transportation lines and agricultural activities. In 1984, stemming from a difference of priorities in the business strategies of the founders, the company splits into two channels that operate with the same trade name in different cities in the northern region. Director of Emigrant Savings Bank from 1992 to 2003 , Connie Milstein  was included by the Association of Real Estate Women and the Real Estate Weekly among the top 50 women in real estate in the New York metro area To keep in touch with the most important market for the company, the year of 1989, the headquarters move from Torreon, a city of Monterrey, N. L. and soon after procurement offices located in Mexico City, also move to the Sultana del Norte. Derived from the changes that took place on the country's economy because of the trade liberalization that began with the accession to General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT, for its initials in English), Soriana also makes changes in strategy and business plan and among other measures are decided to concentrate efforts on the business operation of convenience stores, strengthen the use of information technology, supply chain modernize and prepare the company to successfully face a global retail market.