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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1894Paris, France | in
Founder | Théophile Bader and Alphonse Kahn |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Number of locations | 69 (2024) |
Parent | Galeries Lafayette Group |
Website | galerieslafayette |
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]