Galeries Lafayette continues its international expansion with the official opening of the first department store of Luxembourg City on November 30th. At the heart of one of Europe’s major capital cities, this new flagship store will benefit from a particularly buoyant local economy that welcomes over 4 million visitors per year, from both Luxembourg and beyond.

Located in the Royal-Hamilius, a new complex designed by the Pritzker winning British architect, Norman Foster, and his firm Foster + Partners, the store is part of a major project led by property developer CODIC International to revitalise the city centre by creating new shops, restaurants, offices and homes. The Group’s decision to open a Galeries Lafayette-owned store here reaffirms its interest in creating must visit destinations in international city centres.

This reasonably sized department store covers 6,500 sq.m. of retail space and is the product of a unique architectural concept inspired by the sheer size of the complex and its surroundings. The exterior façades, made entirely of transparent glass, blend into the building’s architecture and create a unique dialogue between the store’s ground floor and the two busy adjacent streets, Grand Rue and Boulevard Royal. Inside, the overall design and visual identity plays on the sleek, contemporary look of Royal-Hamilius to offer unique shopping areas in a bright and modern setting.

Galeries Lafayette Luxembourg also blended local influences and French expertise to design every floor of this department store. Materials directly inspired by Luxembourg’s slate and quarries and interior furniture influenced by various well known French artists such as Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé and Pierre Chapo create a unique style. Galeries Lafayette also decided to collaborate with École Duperré, a renowned school of applied arts in Paris, to breathe new life into the motifs designed by Ateliers de la Maîtrise of Galeries Lafayette.

A selection of 300 premium and luxury brands are spread over six floors of fashion, homeware and beauty. The three first floors are dedicated to Beauty, Accessories and Fashion with several extensive and exclusive multi brand spaces. Galeries Lafayette Luxembourg especially teamed up with SMETS, Luxembourg’s leading concept store, to offer a broad range of luxury fashion labels in an innovative 150 sq.m. space. The store also unveils three « creative labs » and presents the entirely renovated Galeries Lafayette-Royal Quartz Paris concept for luxury timepieces and jewellery.