Brands
Mumbai gets its haute moment as Galeries Lafayette opens in Kala Ghoda
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s luxury skyline just got its most fashionable new landmark. This Saturday, 8 November 2025, the iconic Galeries Lafayette, the Parisian temple of couture and culture throws open its gilded doors in the heart of Kala Ghoda, inside the restored Turner Morrison and Voltas House buildings. The debut marks the French retail legend’s first flagship in India, in partnership with the Aditya Birla Group, fusing 130 years of Parisian chic with Mumbai’s pulsating cultural energy.
Spread across a sprawling 90,000 sq. ft., the flagship is more than a store, it’s a stage for style. Designed by London-based Virgile + Partners, the space blends art, architecture, and avant-garde retail. Expect over 250 global brands across couture, ready-to-wear, beauty, and accessories, including some of the most coveted names in fashion, curated for both men and women.
From haute couture to streetwear, from skincare to fragrance, the store promises to be a fashion symphony under one roof, reflecting how India’s new luxury consumer moves seamlessly between tradition and trend.
“India today is shaping a new global language of luxury, one defined by culture, confidence, and contemporary expression,” said Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited CEO for international brands Sathyajit Radhakrishnan. “Galeries Lafayette Mumbai is designed for a generation of shoppers who seek experiences beyond the product where discovery, emotion, and design merge into a personal journey.”
The flagship’s allure goes beyond racks and runways. Private lounges, concierge services, personal stylists, and rotating art installations turn shopping into an immersive experience. With its calendar of design-led events, Galeries Lafayette Mumbai positions itself not just as a retail destination, but as a cultural hub for the city’s creative class.
For the French maison, this marks a defining chapter in its international expansion. For Mumbai, it’s a homecoming of sorts, a meeting of two worlds where the romance of Rue La Fayette meets the rhythm of Fort.
Store address: Turner Morrison Building, 16 G Vaidya Road, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai.
Timings: Open daily from 11 am to 10 pm.
As the lights come up on this magnificent space, Galeries Lafayette Mumbai isn’t just opening a store, it’s opening a new chapter in India’s luxury story, one shimmering sequin at a time.
Brands
PeopleStrong appoints Adishri Charla SVP marketing to drive global growth
Former UiPath marketing head to scale brand, demand and expansion across regions
NEW DELHI: PeopleStrong has brought in marketing heavyweight Adishri Charla as senior vice president, marketing, tasking her with sharpening the company’s global brand and fuelling its next phase of growth.
Charla steps in with nearly two decades of B2B marketing experience across both fast-moving start-ups and global technology giants. She joins from UiPath, where she served most recently as director and head of marketing for India and Saarc, playing a key role in the automation firm’s rise to category leadership in the region. Her work there ranged from revenue-driven marketing strategies to building strong customer and community engagement programmes.
At PeopleStrong, Charla will oversee global brand strategy, demand generation and customer engagement as the HR tech firm expands across India, Asia, the Middle East and other emerging markets.
CEO Sandeep Chaudhary said the company was looking for a leader who could connect brand storytelling with measurable business outcomes. “Adishri brings global marketing experience and strong team leadership. We are confident she will help sharpen our positioning and support our next phase of expansion,” he said.
Charla previously held marketing roles at Oracle India and IBM India, working across cloud, systems and product marketing. An MBA graduate from Symbiosis Centre for Management and HR Development, she has also completed executive programmes at Columbia Business School and ISB.
Sharing her excitement about the move, Charla said PeopleStrong has the potential to reshape how organisations across the region think about HR technology. She added that her focus will be on building stronger brand connections while driving measurable business impact.
Backed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, PeopleStrong today serves more than 500 enterprises and has won several industry recognitions, including honours at the ET Human Capital Awards and the People Matters Infini-T Awards. Charla’s appointment signals the company’s intent to strengthen leadership as it scales its global ambitions.
