Nouvelles Galeries
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Nouvelles Galeries is a French department store owned by Galeries Lafayette, founded In 1897 as Société Française des Grands Bazars et Nouvelles Galeries. The chain previously had stores France-wide but now only has one location in Langon which is owned and operated by Galeries Lafayette.

Fronton of the Nouvelles Galeries de Mont-de-Marsan store.
Nouvelles Galeries in Menton in 2014.

History

On April 20, 1899, the brand was simplified into the French Society of New Gatherings, chaired by Nicolas Canlorbe, husband of the daughter of Charles Démogé, founder.[1]

In 1928, the Nouvelles Galeries launched the popular Uniprix stores. The brand will be bought in 1997 by Monoprix, its competitor of the Groupe Galeries Lafayette.

In 1971, the Nouvelles Galeries launched the Cofinoga consumer credit card, and in 1979, the brand launched into insurance.

In order to face a tender offer, the Paris headquarters was sold (among other things) and the Nouvelles Galeries (including the headquarters' services) merged with the Groupe Galeries Lafayette in 1983.

At the beginning of the 1980s, the SFNGR group (Société française des Nouvelles Galeries réunies) was made up of around 160 city center stores (branches and affiliates) employing 25,000 people and had also developed the Centre Maison Jardin (CMJ) brand. which had up to 30 stores occupying the former warehouses of Nouvelles Galeries stores located in city centers.[2] The « NG », Nouvelles Galeries, also developed a brand of fresh products (MIRBELL), another of dry products (MIRBEL) and a repair company for household appliances and electronics. In addition, an internal brand was created under the name « NOGAMATIC » (NOGA prefix of the name of the distributor Nouvelles Galeries). In addition, the Group created its own financial company (still in operation today). The former headquarters occupied a full city block at 66 rue des Archives in Paris (rue des Archives, rue Charlot, 1,000 people).

The group had set up, before 1986, a system of 3 common platforms to supply its 160 stores, located in Paris, Lyon and Bordeaux, and had a company specializing in the importation of foreign products, « SONAC » - Company national commercial supply.

The headquarters of the Groupe Nouvelles Galeries (1980s era) had its own testing laboratory (food and all products combined - including electronics), its integrated printing press, its high-tech computer platform for the time. The Paris headquarters hosted collection presentations for all products sold in stores as well as the central purchasing office. The Groupe Galeries Lafayette gradually abandoned the brand and the last sixteen stores were sold in 1997. Some had already gone under the BHV brand as in Angoulême.

In 2005, while only 10 Nouvelles Galeries stores were still in operation in France, the general director of the Groupe Galeries Lafayette Paul Delaoutre announced the complete disappearance of the Nouvelles Galeries brand by the end of 2007.[3]

In 2017, only Langon remains under the Nouvelles Galeries brand.

Locations

Place Opening date Closing date Address Notes
Agen ? 72, boulevard de la République Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Alençon 1965 1985 rue du Pont-Neuf from 1844 to 1965 under the Gagne-petit brand.
Amiens 1900 rue des Trois-Cailloux Installation of Fnac in the basement in 2002; passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand in 2005.
Angers 1901, enlarged in 1929 rue d'Alsace/place du Ralliement 5,700 m2. Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand in 1993.
Angoulême  ? 10, rue René-Goscinny Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Annecy February, 1969 Avenue Parmelan Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Arras around 1920 (Galeries Modernes) 1997 35 Rue Ernestale, 62000 Arras Replaced by a Nocibé and a Promod
Auch  ? place Jean David/rue Gambetta Now Public Finance Center
Avignon 1904 rue de la République Replaced by a Sephora and a McDonald’s
Bédarieux 1909 or 1910 Created by the father of Roger Peyrefitte.[4]
Belfort  ? 24, faubourg de France Formerly Bumsel store; passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Biarritz  ? 17-19 Place Georges-Clemenceau Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Bourges  ? 6-8 rue Moyenne Replaced by a Fnac in the basement (late 1990s) and by H&M on the ground floor and upstairs (mid-2000s)
Bordeaux 1984 2000[5] rue Sainte-Catherine Replaced later and after work by Fnac, H&M, Sephora and Go Sport
Boulogne-sur-Mer  ? 2003 57 rue Thiers Replaced by H&M, Spar and a bookstore
Beauvais  ? Place Jeanne Hachette Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Bergerac  ? December 31, 1999 3 stores : Rue de la Résistance, Place Gambetta and Rue Mounet-Sully The store located on rue Mounet-Sully closed on December 31, 1999 (the reconversion of the building has been going on ever since.)
Brive-la-Gaillarde 1967[6] December, 31 2000[6] Operated by the Casino group.[6]
Bron September 18, 1964 Boulevard Pinel Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Caen 1954 108-114, boulevard Maréchal-Leclerc

Before 1944 : 86-92, rue Saint-Jean / 13-15, rue de Bernières

The store existed before the Second World War (former Grand Bazaar). 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-Saône Before 1906 Boulevard de la république Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Châteauroux 1899[7] 2005[8] 41, rue Victor-Hugo Former 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 (the ground floor accommodated various local businesses, the upper floors housed homes) and adopted the name Cour du Capitole.
Clermont-Ferrand  ? Place de Jaude Ex Galeries de la Jaude

Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand

Coutances  ? Early 2000s Place du Parvis Notre-Dame The 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.
Dax  ? Rue Saint Vincent Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Dijon 1924 (Magasins Modernes) 41-49, rue de la Liberté Initially Magasins Modernes, which became Nouvelles Galeries in 1955, then passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Dunkirk  ? late 1980s Boulevard Alexandre III Replaced by different brands
Douai 1952 1988 Place d'Armes Demolished from 1992 to 1993, replaced by Passage Gayant
Douai the 50's late 1980s Place du Dauphin Replaced by a shopping mall
Évreux 1871 (Art Deco building) December 25, 1996 18 rue de la Harpe 2,936 m2 Occupied by Forum in 2002; then Chapitre (closed in 2014); Jennyfer, Cache Cache, Cash Express (replaces Vidéo Game), Basic Fit fitness room. Armand Frydman is the owner of the walls of the complex.
Évry 1975 Évry 2 Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Fontainebleau 1913 Nouvelles Galeries Building
Grenoble 1939 1993 12, place Grenette Resumption of Galeries Modernes' in 1939. Change to Galeries Lafayette brand on September 10, 1993.[9]
Grenoble  ? 13, boulevard Maréchal Foch Replaced by an Intermarché.
Grenoble 1975 1990 Grand'Place The brand closed its doors in the 1980s, only the food section was taken over by the Genty-Cathiard brand, absorbed by the Rallye in 1990, (a subsidiary of the Groupe Casino since 1992), the Grand'Place store closed definitively in 1990.
Guéret 1990 2009 2 Grande Rue Trade in various articles,[10] then clothing, leather goods and fashion accessories
La Flèche  ? 1993 rue Carnot Shops, homes and offices.
La Roche-sur-Yon  ? Rue Georges-Clemenceau Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Langon 1966 (?) 1 Place du Général-de-Gaulle Open
Laval 1920 2002 Rue du Général-de-Gaulle BNP 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 Havre 1954 1999 rue de Paris In 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 Mans 1905 Rue des Minimes Closed
Lens 1963 late 1980s Boulevard Basly Replaced by different brands
Les Sables-d'Olonne
Lille October 1965 1985 Rue Nationale Restaurant on the top floor, with dishes arriving on conveyor belts
Limoges  ?  ? boulevard Carnot and rue Porte-Tourny Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Lisieux August 2, 1972 January 31, 2008 Rue des Mathurins Store replaced by the Les Mathurins shopping mall
Lorient 1905 1997 10 place Alsace-Lorraine Installation of the Nouvelles Galeries store (rue des Fontaines) in 1905.[11] Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand in 1997.[12]
Marseille  ? Nouvelles Galleries burned in 1938 then rebuilt within the Center Bourse. Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Metz 1967 4 rue Winston-Churchill Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand, FNAC opening in the basement in 2012
Millau  ?  ? Place du Mandarous Replaced by La Halle aux vêtements
Montceau-les-Mines  ? Replaced by various brands: Nocibé, Okaïdi, Etam, Jacqueline Riu, Esprit
Montauban  ? May 21, 1999[13] Rue Bessières Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Moulins exists since 1900 (postcards) renovation by Lamaizière father and son; architects in Saint-Étienne in 1914. Rue d'Allier Replaced by a Monoprix then by Mango
Mulhouse  ? 54, rue du Sauvage, near the Grands Magasins du Globe Formerly 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 (and Mango, Faller, etc.) as the main brands.
Montargis During the 1970s 2005[8] Rue Dorée Three-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  ? (Formerly Decré) Quartier Bouffay Changed brand (Galeries Lafayette) following the merger with the Galeries Lafayette store on rue du Calvaire
Nevers  ? Closed. Replaced by various brands (Plus, Mango, Etam)
Niort Rue Victor-Hugo Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Orléans 6 rue Thiers Rebranded to Galeries Lafayette.
Pau  ? Place Georges-Clemenceau Initially Galeries Modernes, then Nouvelles Galeries. Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand. In the current building since 1910, previously at 2, rue du Maréchal-Joffre.
Périgueux  ? 2009 7 rue de la République Renamed Les Galeries in the early 2000s Today, Benetton brand
Quimper 1911 (1900 building)  ? 4, Place Saint-Corentin Bouchara currently
Rouen 25 rue Grand-Pont Destroyed in the fire of June 1940, rebuilt in 1953
Saint-Claude 1988 2009 29 rue du Pré Replaced by Etam, Beauty Success, Jennyfer, Cache Cache, Morgan, Scottage, Z, Celio, Eram in 2009.
Saint-Étienne 1985 2005 15 rue Gambetta[8] Replaced by H&M.
Saint-Laurent-du-Var October 21, 1969 Cap 3000  ? (Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand)
Saint-Nazaire February 26, 1960 1990 36 avenue de la République Replaced by Intersport then 5e avenue
Saint-Quentin 1904 1988 Two buildings
Sarreguemines 1969 1992 Chaussée de Louvain Left abandoned then replaced by a shopping mall
Tarbes  ? Rue Maréchal-Foch 4,500 m2. Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand
Thionville March 5, 1964 July 9, 2005[8] 50 rue de Paris 4 levels over 10,000 m2 plus a CMJ in Richemont closed at the end of the 1980s.
Toulouse 1962 Rue Lapeyrouse Passage under the Galeries Lafayette brand in September 2005
Valence  ? 2001[14] Boulevard du Général-De-Gaulle

Incidents

On October 4, 1972, an individual shot at customers of the Nouvelles Galeries in Angoulême with a Winchester .44 rifle, killing four people (three children and a woman) and injuring six others.[15][16]

References

  1. Archives d'architecture de la Loire; Centre d'études foréziennes, eds. (1995). Les Lamaizière: architectes à Saint-Étienne, 1880-1925. Paysage, architecture, urbanisme. Saint-Étienne: Publications de l'Université de Saint-Étienne. ISBN 978-2-86272-091-3.
  2. conso, L. S. A. (1997-03-13). "Les Galeries Lafayette vendent leurs 16 CMJ" (in French). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. FR, FashionNetwork com. "Galeries Lafayette : l'enseigne Nouvelles Galeries aura disparu fin 2007". FashionNetwork.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. "Quand Peyrefitte rédigeait sa propre nécrologie". L'Obs (in French). 2000-11-06. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  5. "Les Nouvelles Galeries ferment leur magasin de Bordeaux". Les Echos (in French). 2000-05-03. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  6. 1 2 3 conso, L. S. A. (2000-10-26). "Brive : quel avenir pour les Nouvelles Galeries ?" (in French). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Châteauroux : jadis et naguère - saison 2". Les Bibliothèques de Châteauroux. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Fermeture de cinq Nouvelles Galeries". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  9. Les Affiches de Grenoble et du Dauphiné (in French). September 3, 1993. p. 12.
  10. France, Centre (2016-12-25). "Faits d'hier - Des étrennes plein les rayons des Nouvelles Galeries, le magasin de la Grande Rue à Guéret". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  11. frederic (2012-12-31). "Nouvelles Galeries ~ Rue des Fontaines". Si Lorient m était conté (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  12. "Galeries Lafayette Lorient : horaires, adresse, téléphone, plan, avis". Mode homme : Blog et Forum mode Comme un camion (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  13. "Les Nouvelles Galeries deviennent Galeries Lafayette". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  14. FR, FashionNetwork com. "Galeries de Valence : la révolution mode de la Drôme et de l'Ardèche". FashionNetwork.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  15. "Quatre personnes sont tuées et six autres blessées par un malade mental dans un magasin". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1972-10-06. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  16. "Un fou tue trois enfants et une femme chef de rayon" (PDF). doc.rero.ch (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-29.

See also

  • Fire in the New Galleries
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