L’Occitane London – Regent Street Flagship

Luxury cosmetics & gourmet food collaboration

This flagship was a one-off project globally, completely outside standard store-opening processes. L’Occitane hired me to provide a fully dedicated, external perspective, delivering solutions where internal teams, constrained by rigid procedures, could not.

I managed the project end-to-end, including:

  • Acting as the single point of contact, solving complex challenges creatively

  • Coordinating designers, contractors, architects, and Marketing teams

  • Managing budget and timeline adjustments fully in collaboration with the brand

  • Handling legal compliance, Health & Safety, and operational readiness

The flagship opened fully operational and on brand, aligned with both L’Occitane and Pierre Hermé standards — a result that could not have been achieved through conventional processes.

“Hélène is flexible and hands-on if needed.

She has a valuable network of experts and professionals around her to support her, and the project, if required. If a company solution or provider fails, she will activate her own contacts and solve the problem.”

— Alain HARFOUCHE, Managing Director UK, Ireland and South Europe, L’Occitane Limited