The Galeries Lafayette Group is strengthening its organization under the leadership of its Executive Chairman, Nicolas Houzé, and announces three major appointments.

Galeries Lafayette group announces the appointment of Arthur Lemoine as Chief Executive Officer of Galeries Lafayette, effective today.

Galeries Lafayette Haussmann has announced the exclusive arrival of FAO Schwarz, the world-famous New York toy brand, as the new permanent partner of its children's area on the fifth floor of the Paris department store's "Coupole" building.

Galeries Lafayette announces that it has started exclusive talks with Groupe SGM (Société des Grands Magasins), a family-run specialist in large city-center retail, with a view to selling BHV Marais (real estate and business assets), a century-old department store in the heart of the Marais in Paris, which Galeries Lafayette has owned since 1991.