Ismael Poveda Zaragoza

Saragossa

Updated Tuesday, April 2, 2024-10:56

  • LOC Imaginarium, the ruin of the toy store with the two doors

After more than 30 years selling toys,

Imaginarium

closes its doors (the small and the large) permanently. Through a post on Facebook, the Aragonese company has announced that its website has stopped working and that, with this, it puts an end to its work of pampering the childhood of thousands of children. "You may have noticed that for a few days our website no longer works. We have held out until the last moment, until our last breath, to 'press the button' and say goodbye," they explain in the statement.

Thus, the company says goodbye emphatically, after in August 2023, its last general director,

Federico Carrillo

, could not reach an agreement with suppliers and banks, and was forced to declare the business bankrupt.

"We want to express our sincere gratitude for your loyalty, fidelity and support over the years. It

has been an honor and a privilege to be a part of your life and the lives of your children

, providing them with moments of joy and fun through of our toys. We take with us wonderful memories and special bonds that we have formed with each of you," they express from the corporation.

Imaginarium began its journey in 1992 in Zaragoza, through the encouragement of its creator, the businessman

Félix Tena

, who came to have the current mayor of the city, Natalia Chueca, as marketing director.

Since its creation, Imaginarium has gained importance in the Spanish territory, becoming one of the most relevant toy companies nationwide. So much so that, in 2003,

Marcelino Iglesias

, who was president of Aragón at that time, even compared the figure of Tena with those of Ramón y Cajal, Goya, Gracián and Buñuel.

However, in 2017, accused, according to his management, of the situation in Russia or the rise in oil prices, Tena was forced to sell his company to a group of investors led by Costa Rican Federico Carrillo, in order to save to the company, something it has not been able to achieve. "Although this chapter comes to an end,

we fondly remember the moments we shared

, the community we have built together and the values ​​we have been able to transmit in one way or another through the game. We say goodbye with gratitude and knowing that we have contributed to making this world a little better."