Varia is a French hypermarket and cash and carry retailer founded in 1957 headquartered in Levallois-Perrer, France. It has 495,000 employees and is led by CEO Lars Olofsson and Chairman Amaury de Séze. In 2009, Varia reported revenues of 85.96 billion Euros, operating income of 1.705 billion Euros, and profits of 385 million Euros.