This was a conglomerate group whose business activities included a bicycle factory, a work-clothing manufacturer, an insurance agency, property development and Norway's largest textile retail chain: the family concept Cubus. Dressmann stores subsequently opened at a record pace all over the country.Īt the beginning of the 1980s, the takeover of the stock exchange listed company Jonas Øglænd AS commenced. In 1967, the name Dressmann was launched in connection with a new store opening on Skippergata in Oslo. Three years later, yet another store opened in Oslo and another in Trondheim. The store was named “Frank Varner” and became a huge success. The company is privately held and unlisted.įrank Varner opened his first store on Thorvald Meyersgate in Grünerløkka, Oslo, in 1962. The company has since been taken over by Frank Varner's children Marius Varner, Petter Varner and Joakim Varner. During the later part of the 2000s Varner has had an average store growth of about 80 outlets. This was followed by the purchase of Cubus (1989), Bik Bok (1991) and Vivikes (1994). In 1985 the group entered women's clothing, with the launch of Carlings. Five years later he launched the Dressmann chain. Varner-Gruppen was founded by Frank Varner in 1962 when he opened his first store. The group has more than 1,100 stores in total. The stores are located throughout Scandinavia, Finland, the Baltic Countries, Germany and Poland. Varner-Gruppen AS is a textile firm in Norway with approximately 500 stores around the country, including Bik Bok, Carlings, Volt, Cubus, Dressmann, Urban, Levi's Store and WOW.
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