Ulla Popken

The Ulla Popken GmbH is an international fashion company from Hahn- Lehmden (municipality Rastede ), the ladies fashion in larger sizes via mail order, the Internet, your own stores and sells about franchises. With an annual turnover of 250 million euros, the company was in 2005, ranks 24 of the largest mail order companies in Germany.

Company History

Johann Popken founded in 1880 in Hameln Textilhaus Popken. His son, Karl Friedrich Popken leased for health reasons in 1960, the company long term. His own son, Friedrich Popken was, at the time 20 years old. With his wife Ursula Opened in 1968 this a business for maternity wear in Oldenburg. 1977 was the concept for nationwide chain stores for maternity wear. Already in the following year there were three specialty stores for maternity wear in Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover. 1984 Popken was then franchisor for maternity clothes shops. The accident brought Popken to switch to the use a fashion store for " Young fashion from size 42". A mail order customer wrote that she liked young fashion wear in size 48 and maternity wear is young and comfortable. In 1987 the company was registered in accordance with the commercial register. Also in 1987, the first 10 transactions of this kind were opened. 2008 Friedrich Popken handed the majority of his shares to his daughter Astrid and her husband, Thomas Schneider, who has been a managing partner since also this year. There are now over 300 stores, also mail order and Internet trading. In addition to the " Ulla Popken " brand also includes menswear brand "JP 1880 ," named after the founder Johann Popken, to the company. Also it is sold in its own stores, catalog and online. Effective 1 January 2012 Ulla Popken has taken over the digging Mode GmbH & Co. KG, based in Oldenburg ( Oldenburg). The company will continue under the new company Gina Laura GmbH & Co. KG.