Imaginaire, Sherbrooke, QC

It was in 1986 that the adventure began with the acquisition of Comptoir Stamps and Coins at Place Laurier by Mr. Benoit Doyon, a business that was then 150 square feet. In 1988, the business grew to 540 square feet, employing four people and became St. Croix Stamps and Coins Cards. The company covered three worlds, namely collector cards, stamps and coins. A second expansion was made in 1992, increasing the square footage to 1, 490 square feet and the number of employees to ten; we added game cards and shyly introduced some American comics, and role playing games. The year 1995 saw the birth of a second shop at Place Laurier, L'IMAGINAIRE. The latter concentrated on the world of role playing, comics, figurines and various themed objects on the medieval period. 16 colleagues are then part of the team within these 2 businesses. The expansion continued in 1997 with the opening of a third 1000 square foot business and two employees at Carrefour Charlesbourg. This path leads to a cruc