Frank Varner

Frank Varner (14 July 1937 – 26 June 2001) was a Norwegian businessperson.

He was born in Oslo to Petter Oskar Varner and Solveig Kleve. He settled in Asker, where he died in 2001.

He married Turid Iversen in 1961. Varner opened his first clothes store in Oslo in 1962. In 1967 he founded Dressmann, a chain of men's clothing stores.[1][2] In 1986 he established the holding company Varner-Gruppen, which developed into the largest operator in the textile retailing trade in Norway.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Smith-Meyer, Trond. "Frank Varner". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Frank Varner". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Varner-Gruppen AS". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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