Aditya Birla & Galeries Lafayette to open luxury stores
18 November 2022, Mumbai:
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail in partnership with Galeries Lafayette will open luxury department stores in Mumbai and New Delhi.
The aim is to combine Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail’s deep and nuanced understanding of the Indian landscape on the back of its portfolio of designer brands with Galeries Lafayette’s global experience and create a world-class destination for Indian consumers and global luxury brands.
The partnership with Galeries Lafayette is seen as an endorsement of India’s significance as a global luxury market and a future engine of growth for luxury brands.These stores will bring more than 200 luxury and designer brands under one roof. The 90,000 sqft flagship store in Mumbai is expected to be operational by 2024 and will be housed across a building currently being designed by the architectural firm Virgile & Partners, which has worked extensively on storied department stores globally. The 65,000 sqft store in Delhi, expected to be operational in 2025, will be at a luxury mall.
Galeries Lafayette is known globally for its flagship store in Paris. The French department store giant has 65 stores globally. Aditya Birla’s portfolio includes Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England and fashion retailer Pantaloons.
