private industry retail founded 1973 founder inger and ruth grene headquarters aarhus denmark area served denmark norway sweden iceland france spain the netherlands ireland japan key people mikkel grene managing director and co owner products interior decor gifts stationary website www.sostrenegrene.com s strene grene which translates to english as the branches sisters however some sources wrongly translate it to green sisters 2 is a retail chain established in aarhus denmark in 1973 by sisters inger and ruth grene also called anna and clara grene . the company has since 1989 expanded rapidly in europe predominantly using a franchise model and supplies mainly non food products such as scandinavian design home accessories kitchen ware gifts stationary and interior furnishings . during 2015 the company opened 20 new stores in denmark . 3 stores are also located in norway sweden iceland france spain the netherlands ireland and japan . references edit w ray 26 august 2015 . s strene grene planning to open hundreds of new stores . the post . retrieved 9 december 2015 . fagan jack 2 december 2015 . danish home store sostrene grene opens in dun laoghaire . the irish times . retrieved 9 december 2015 . w ray 26 august 2015 . s strene grene planning to open hundreds of new stores . the post . retrieved 9 december 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title s strene grene & oldid 744506089 categories 1973 establishments in denmarkdanish brandsretail companies of denmarkretail companies established in 1973 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages dansknederlands edit links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 17 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view