News originally published in ABC.
Scalpers, the well-known Sevillian firm of the skull, was created in 2007 in Seville and since then has been climbing positions to become a great brand that has crossed borders. However, it has decided to stay in Seville. In the heart of the city, on the island of Cartuja, it will have what will be its headquarters, which will become by the end of 2025 a landmark building with more than 4,700 square meters, 200 workers and a millionaire investment.
This Monday was the starting signal for this macro construction with the attendance of the President of the Junta, Juanma Moreno Bonilla, the Mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz and numerous authorities who wanted to be with Borja Vázquez during the ceremony of laying the first stone of a building in which the Sevillian firm will invest more than nine million euros to make it its flagship. Its headquarters.
It will be a building that aims to open by Christmas 2025 and will be the corporate headquarters and office space (as well as a store where the new designs of the collection will be displayed) where the corporate teams with more than 200 employees will be installed.
It will become, as explained by Borja Vázquez, the "heart of operations" of the firm with a construction carried out by the Sevillian architectural firm Novarquia, which has been in charge of planning the headquarters, an organic building with volumes that will embody the essence of the brand, "fusing timeless elegance with innovation in a unique and disruptive space".
The total surface area will be more than 4,700 square meters, distributed over five floors and organized in a functional and rational way to optimize the use of its spaces, allowing light to filter through and generating spaces such as terraces, which will also function "from the climatic point of view", as the architect explained.
During the ceremony Moreno Bonilla, Sanz and Vazquez have kept in the urn that have buried in the plot of the Cartuja where the headquarters will be built the logo of the brand (the famous skull), the plans of the building, some slippers, some legal tender coins as well as the newspapers of the day and the flag of Andalusia. The Councilor for Educational Development and Vocational Training, Patricia del Pozo, the Councilor for University, José Carlos Villamandos, and the Councilor for Industry, Energy and Mines, Jorge Paradelas, were also present.
Reference in the park
It has been an event in which both the president of the Board and the mayor of Seville have welcomed the commitment of the businessman for Seville and thanked him for not having done like other firms that leave the Sevillian capital when they succeed. They also highlighted the commitment of the Calavera brand to Isla de la Cartuja, which, they said, is going to become "a benchmark in the technology park" and all "just a ten-minute walk" from the old part of the city.
Thus Sanz said that Scalpers is an example that shows "the talent of the city" and highlighted the entrepreneurial capacity that exists in Seville putting the Sevillian businessman as an example for other entrepreneurs who want to carry out their project. Moreno Bonilla has highlighted the entrepreneurial capacity despite the difficulties to stay. "You are an example of entrepreneurial courage and perseverance", said the President of the Board, highlighting that you maintain "your Sevillian seal" despite the fact that you have crossed national and international borders.
Scalpers currently employs more than 1,400 people directly, has physical stores in seven countries and its online store operates worldwide. The company has a database of more than 800,000 loyal users, moves about 4.5 million garments a year and its online channel accounts for 23% of sales. It also created Invited Brands in 2022, an e-boutique with a selection of national and international brands that share its DNA and lifestyle.