Frank Varner

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

He established the holding company Varner-Gruppen, which developed into the largest operator in the textile retailing trade in Norway.

[1][2] He was born in Oslo to Petter Oskar Varner (1903–65) and Solveig Kleve (1904–77).

In 1962, he established his first clothing store on Thorvald Meyersgate in Grünerløkka in Oslo.

In 1989, Varner acquired an owner's share of more than 90 percent in Jonas Øglænd AS.