Galeries Lafayette India names Noopur Khandekar Head of Brand Marketing
Khandekar will lead brand-building and customer-experience initiatives from August 2026 as the French luxury department-store retailer expands its Mumbai presence and builds its India leadership team.
What happened
Galeries Lafayette India appointed Noopur Khandekar as Head of Brand Marketing, effective August 2026. She will lead brand-building and customer-experience
Key facts
- August 2026
- 1.5 years
- 2019–2024
- 2011–2018
- more than 15 years
Why this matters
Galeries Lafayette’s India build-out is creating a stronger local luxury-retail platform, potentially increasing partnership opportunities across experiential, marketing and premium-brand ecosystems.
What to watch
- Confirmation of Mumbai store location, opening date, floor area and investment scale.
- Appointments in merchandising, retail operations, CRM, digital commerce and store leadership.
- Announcements of anchor luxury brands, India-exclusive assortments or regional designer partnerships.
- Evidence of a standalone India e-commerce, app, loyalty or omnichannel clienteling proposition.
- Pre-launch events, private client activations and partnerships with premium financial, travel or hospitality brands.
- Changes in Mumbai luxury retail leasing, competitor expansion plans and high-end consumer-spending indicators.
- Recruit senior CRM, events, social-commerce, partnerships and customer-experience talent in Mumbai.
- Announce Indian and international luxury brand partnerships, exclusive capsules or launch assortments.
- Build a localized marketing calendar around fashion, art, design, hospitality and high-spending festive shopping periods.
- Introduce VIP clienteling, personal-shopping, loyalty and private-event programs before or alongside new store openings.
- Pursue collaborations with luxury hotels, premium card issuers, designers, creators and Mumbai cultural institutions.