Nouvelles Galeries


Nouvelles Galeries is a French department store chain owned and operated by Galeries Lafayette. Founded in 1897 the chain previously was one of the largest department store chains in France however now only has two locations.

History

In 1897 Nouvelles Galeries was created.
In 1928 Nouvelles Galeries created the variety store brand. In 1997 it was sold to Monoprix.
The consumer credit card was launched by the brand in 1971, they also began offering insurance in 1979.
The companies Parisian headquarters were sold in 1983. The headquarters had its own testing laboratory, integrated printing press, high-tech computer platform. They also hosted presentations of all products sold in the stores and the central purchasing office.
At the beginning of the 1980s SFNGR was made up of over 160 stores which employed 25,000 people and around 30 stores of Centre Maison Jardin.
In 1991 the company was purchased by Groupe Galeries Lafayette, at the time Nouvelles Galeries had nearly 90 stores.
In later 2005, Paul Delaoutre said that by the end of 2007 the 10 remaining Nouvelles Galeries stores would be rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
However as of 2025 stores still operate in Belfort and Langon. An Annecy shopping centre anchored by Galeries Lafayette has also taken on the Nouvelles Galeries name, however, the Galeries Lafayette is not branded as Nouvelles Galeries.

Locations

If the closing date is N/A then the store was rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
LocationOpening dateClosing dateAddressNotes
Agen72, boulevard de la RépubliqueRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.-
Alençon11 September 196531 December 1985rue du Pont-NeufOriginally Gagne-petit from 1844 to 1965.
Amiens1900rue des Trois-CaillouxRebranded to Galeries Lafayette in 2005.
Angers6 April 1901rue d'Alsace/place du RalliementRebranded to Galeries Lafayette in 1993.
Angoulême10, rue René-GoscinnyRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Annecy25 February 196925 Avenue du Parmelan
Arras199735 Rue Ernestale, 62000 ArrasPreviously Galeries Modernes.
Auchplace Jean David/rue Gambetta
Avignon15 September 19041984rue de la République
BédarieuxCreated by the father of Roger Peyrefitte.
BelfortOpen24, faubourg de France
Biarritz17-19 Place Georges-ClemenceauRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Bourges6-8 rue Moyenne
Bordeaux19842000rue Sainte-Catherine
Boulogne-sur-Mer200357 rue Thiers
BeauvaisPlace Jeanne HachettePassage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
BergeracDecember 31, 19993 stores : Rue de la Résistance, Place Gambetta and Rue Mounet-SullyThe store located on rue Mounet-Sully closed on December 31, 1999
Brive-la-Gaillarde1967December, 31 2000Operated by the Casino group.
BronSeptember 18, 1964Boulevard PinelRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Caen1954108-114, boulevard Maréchal-Leclerc
Before 1944 : 86-92, rue Saint-Jean / 13-15, rue de Bernières		The store existed before the Second World War. It was located on rue Saint-Jean and rue de Bernières. Destroyed during the landing, it was rebuilt on the site of Galeries Lafayette, boulevard Maréchal-Leclerc. It was then taken over under the Galeries Lafayette brand.
Chalon-sur-SaôneBefore 1906Boulevard de la républiqueRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Châteauroux1899200541, rue Victor-HugoFormer Grand Bazar store, art nouveau building designed by architect Camille Létang. In 1964, Gérard Depardieu got his first role there at the age of 16, that of Santa Claus. In 2008, the building underwent major redevelopments and adopted the name Cour du Capitole.
Clermont-FerrandPlace de JaudeEx Galeries de la Jaude
Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
CoutancesEarly 2000sPlace du Parvis Notre-DameThe Galeries de Coutances existed before the war and will be built to become the Nouvelles Galleries. At the time of its closure, it was the group's smallest non-franchise store.
DaxRue Saint VincentRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Dijon1924 41-49, rue de la LibertéInitially Magasins Modernes, which became Nouvelles Galeries in 1955, then passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Dunkirklate 1980sBoulevard Alexandre III
Douai19521988Place d'Armes
Douaithe 50'slate 1980sPlace du Dauphin
Évreux1871 December 25, 199618 rue de la Harpe
Évry1975Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Fontainebleau1913
Grenoble1939199312, place GrenetteResumption of Galeries Modernes in 1939. Change to Galeries Lafayette brand on September 10, 1993.
Grenoble13, boulevard Maréchal FochReplaced by an Intermarché.
Grenoble19751990Grand'PlaceThe brand closed its doors in the 1980s, only the food section was taken over by the ' brand, absorbed by the in 1990,, the Grand'Place store closed definitively in 1990.
Guéret199020092 Grande RueTrade in various articles, then clothing, leather goods and fashion accessories
La Flèche1993rue Carnot
La Roche-sur-YonRue Georges-ClemenceauRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Langon1966 Open1 Place du Général-de-Gaulle
Laval19202002Rue du Général-de-GaulleBNP Paribas will open a 400 m2 agency there less than a year later, while the Douglas perfumery will take over the 1st floor and the annex on the right. It was not until June 2008 that the Player store, which recently became Player One, moved into the last part, at the rear, rue des Maréchaux.
Le Havre19541999rue de ParisIn 2003, the Nouvelles Galeries were divided into several stores, some of which are closed to this day. Today, there is the La Galerne bookstore, Roche Bobois. The floors are allocated to offices.
Le Mans1905Rue des MinimesClosed
Lens1963late 1980sBoulevard Basly
Les Sables-d'Olonne
LilleOctober 19651985Rue Nationale
Limogesboulevard Carnot and rue Porte-TournyRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
LisieuxAugust 2, 1972January 31, 2008Rue des Mathurins
Lorient1905199710 place Alsace-LorraineInstallation of the Nouvelles Galeries store in 1905. Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand in 1997.
MarseilleNouvelles Galleries burned in 1938 then rebuilt within the Center Bourse. Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Metz19674 rue Winston-ChurchillPassage under the Galeries Lafayette brand, FNAC opening in the basement in 2012
MillauPlace du Mandarous
Montceau-les-Mines
MontaubanMay 21, 1999Rue BessièresPassage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Moulinsexists since 1900 renovation by Lamaizière father and son; architects in Saint-Étienne in 1914.Rue d'Allier
Mulhouse54, rue du Sauvage, near the Grands Magasins du GlobeFormerly Schwab, which became Nouvelles Galeries at the end of the 1970s. Closed at the end of the 1980s, and transformed into La Galerie shopping center, with McDonald's and Fnac as the main brands.
MontargisDuring the 1970s2005Rue DoréeThree-story store: Ground floor Makeup, beauty; 1st floor: KITCHEN; 2nd, 3rd floor: CHILDREN accessible via escalators. But has since disappeared. Formerly Nouvelles Galeries then Galeries Lafayettes. Currently store closed.
Nantes? Quartier BouffayChanged brand following the merger with the Galeries Lafayette store on rue du Calvaire
NeversClosed. Replaced by various brands
NiortRue Victor-HugoRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Orléans6 rue ThiersRebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
PauPlace Georges-ClemenceauInitially Galeries Modernes, then Nouvelles Galeries. Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand. In the current building since 1910, previously at 2, rue du Maréchal-Joffre.
Périgueux20097 rue de la RépubliqueRenamed Les Galeries in the early 2000s Today, Benetton brand
Quimper1911 4, Place Saint-Corentin
Rouen25 rue Grand-PontDestroyed in the fire of June 1940, rebuilt in 1953
Saint-Claude1988200929 rue du Pré
Saint-Étienne1985200515 rue Gambetta
Saint-Laurent-du-VarOctober 21, 1969Cap 3000?
Saint-NazaireFebruary 26, 1960199036 avenue de la RépubliqueReplaced by Intersport then 5e avenue
Saint-Quentin19041988
Sarreguemines19691992Chaussée de Louvain
TarbesRue Maréchal-Foch4,500 m2. Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
ThionvilleMarch 5, 1964July 9, 200550 rue de Paris
Toulouse1962Passage under the Galeries Lafayette'' brand in September 2005
Valence2001Boulevard du Général-De-Gaulle