Case Study: Galeries Lafayette expands luxury retail in India and Riyadh with Imagination

Galeries Lafayette launches a 90k sq ft luxury flagship with Imagination

The luxury department store Galeries Lafayette partnered with design firm Imagination to expand its premium retail footprint into new international markets, specifically India and Saudi Arabia. The challenge was to create tailored architectural and interior designs for these flagship stores that would honor the brand's historic French retail heritage while successfully integrating local cultural influences.

Imagination designed and delivered two major flagship stores, including the first luxury department store in India, located within two heritage colonial buildings in Mumbai. The 90,000 sq ft flagship merged French and local architectural styles, generating significant press coverage. This successful partnership also expanded to create Galeries Lafayette's largest international store in Riyadh, establishing a scalable blueprint for the brand's ongoing global expansion.

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