Who owns Bytom?
Bytom is owned by VRG (Poland, WSE: VRG), which has owned the brand since 2018.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: VRG S.A. Capital Group consolidated semi-annual report for the first half of 2026, 20 August 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- VRG S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇱 Poland, Kraków
- Origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Founded
- 1945
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Designer apparel
- Parent ticker
- WSE: VRG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bytom
Bytom is a Polish men's tailoring brand whose history VRG dates to 1945, selling suits made of Italian fabrics and sewn in Polish factories. It belonged to Bytom S.A. until 2018, when that company merged into the Vistula group, which then renamed itself VRG. The brand also makes limited collections celebrating figures from Polish culture, including a series of suits representing each decade since 1945.
Ownership timeline of Bytom
Where Bytom sits in VRG
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by VRG
VRG controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in designer apparel, and who owns them
The 35 brands in designer apparel on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Bosideng, with 4; VRG has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BUOU BUOU | Bosideng | 🇨🇳 China |
| Claudie Pierlot | SMCP | 🇫🇷 France |
| Manyavar | Vedant Fashions | 🇮🇳 India |
| Animale | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Les Copains | OVS | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Hoss Intropia | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Todd Snyder New York | American Eagle Outfitters | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Emporio Armani | Armani | 🇮🇹 Italy |
About the owner: VRG
VRG is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kraków, Poland, founded in 1948. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as WSE: VRG.
VRG is a Polish group based in Kraków that designs and sells men's and women's clothing and runs the W.KRUK and Lilou jewellery chains. It began as a state clothing enterprise created in Kraków in 1948, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 1993, and grew by merging with Wólczanka in 2006, W.KRUK in 2008 and Bytom in 2018. In 2025 it had revenue of PLN 1,504.8 million, more than half of it from jewellery, and net profit of PLN 98.2 million. A shareholders' agreement between Jan Kolański, his family foundation and companies of the Colian group holds 42.58 per cent.
🇵🇱 Bytom and other Polish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 91 brands that began in Poland. 18 of them (20%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Bytom is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bytom?
The parent company of Bytom is VRG, a publicly listed company headquartered in Poland.
Is Bytom Polish?
Yes. Bytom originated in Poland in 1945 and its owner, VRG, is also headquartered in Poland.
Since when has VRG owned Bytom?
VRG has owned Bytom since 2018.
Is Bytom still owned by VRG?
Yes. As of 17 September 2026, Bytom is still owned by VRG. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] VRG S.A. Capital Group consolidated semi-annual report for the first half of 2026 — VRG S.A., Stock exchange filing, published 20 August 2026; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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