Pope Leo XIV's visit to Spain, which will include Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands under the motto Lift up your gaze, already has its official product collection. T-shirts, caps, mugs, thermoses, flags, LED wristbands, and fans make up an offering of 15 items available on the website conelpapa.es and at El Corte Inglés, currently online only. The profits will cover travel expenses.
Technical development: ecommerce and logistics for selling papal merchandise 🛒
The sale relies on a dual digital infrastructure: the proprietary store conelpapa.es and the online channel of El Corte Inglés. This involves integrating payment APIs, real-time inventory management, and shipping systems to cover national demand. The decision to limit sales to digital channels responds to a strategy of inventory control and logistics cost reduction, avoiding physical distribution in stores until the initial reception is evaluated.
Papal fans: the new must-have to combat divine heat 🎁
Because there is nothing more spiritual than sweating buckets while waving a fan with the Pope's face. The LED wristband, for its part, promises to turn any vigil into a heavenly rave. And if you're into eco-friendly posing, the reusable thermos will let you hydrate while meditating on whether the parish coffee tastes better than the one at home. All for the faith. And for collecting.