In pictures: Galeries Lafayette to open new Champs-Elysées flagship this week

Iconic department store Galeries Lafayette is bound to start a new chapter this Thursday, when it moves to the building formerly occupied by Virgin Megastore on Paris’ most famous avenue, Champs-Elysées. The company expects the new flagship to attract an average of 300,000 daily visitors, considering about 300,000 people walk on the avenue on weekdays and 500,000 people visit it on weekends.