Galeries Lafayette

Galeries Lafayette
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1894 (130 years ago) (1894) in Paris, France
FounderThéophile Bader and Alphonse Kahn
HeadquartersParis, France
Number of locations
69 (2024)
ParentGaleries Lafayette Group
Websitegalerieslafayette.com

The Galeries Lafayette (French pronunciation: [ɡalʁi lafajɛt]) is an upmarket French department store chain, the biggest in Europe. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates a number of locations in France and other countries. In 2019, Galeries Lafayette recorded earnings of over five billion euros.[1] It is a part of the company Groupe Galeries Lafayette[2] and has been a member of the International Association of department stores since 1960.[3][4]

Share of the Galeries Lafayette S. A., issued 15 December 1922
Inside view
  1. ^ « Galeries Lafayette. Dans les coulisses d'une machine à vendre », Le Monde Magazine, 19 December 2009, p. 29
  2. ^ "Galeries Lafayette" (in French). Groupe Galeries Lafayette. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Galeries Lafayette". www.iads.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "News releases - www.stockmanngroup.com". www.stockmanngroup.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.