Galleria Department Store Explained

Galleria Department Store
Type:	Private company
Genre:	Department Store
Location:	Seoul, South Korea
Industry:	Retail
Products:	Quality & luxury goods
Parent:	Hanwha Galleria, Hanwha Group
Homepage:	www.hanwhagalleria.co.kr

Galleria Department Store is an upmarket South Korean department store franchise owned by Hanwha Group. It has 5 branches throughout Korea, notably the Luxury Hall West and Luxury Hall East, both in Apgujeong-dong, as upmarket luxury-brand fashion malls in Seoul.^[1]

Stores

• Luxury Hall East and West in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul^[2]
• Gwang-gyo Store in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do
• Time World Store in Seo-gu, Daejeon
• Center City Store in Seobuk-gu, Cheon-an, Chungcheongnam-do (reopened in new location in 2011)
• Jinju Store in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do

Defunct store

• Jamsil Store in Songpa-gu, Seoul (opened in 1983, closed in September 2000)
• Galleria Concos in Yongsan-gu, Seoul (Seoul Station)(closed in 2012 Change as Lotte Outllet Seoul st.)
• Dongbaek Store in Jung-gu, Daejeon (closed in 2013 Change as NC-mall Jungang-ro)

Facilities

• Luxury Hall West and Luxury Hall East: the branch stocks a number of luxury brands including Hermes, Channel, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Goyard, Gucci and Fendi. As well as others such as Cartier, Van Cleef&Arpels, Graff, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Breguet. Gourmet 494: a premium food boutique, located in the basement.^[3]

External links

• Galleria Department Store official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Galleria Department Store. Korea Tourism Organization. 11 April 2013.
2. News: Lee . Hyo-sik . Revamping department stores: Lotte, Shinsegae try to attract young, wealthy customers . 11 April 2013 . . 11 October 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060615/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/10/602_122005.html . 4 March 2016 .
3. News: 13 things you've got to do in Seoul. 26 February 2013. CNN Travel. 17 December 2012. Rachel Sang-hee Han. Frances Cha.