The Galeries Lafayette is an upmarket French department store chain. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates in a number of other locations in France and other countries. In 2009, Galeries Lafayette recorded earnings of over one billion euros. It is a part of the company Groupe Galeries Lafayette and has been a member of the International Association of department stores since 1960. Timo Helgert and Galeries Lafayette have started a partnership to re-envision the space for sustainability and hold an art exhibition in the space.