Gondella Machelen, Belgium Delhaize in Machelen: a new supermarket on a former Makro site
On 16 July 2026, Delhaize opened a new supermarket at Woluwelaan 11 in Machelen, on the former Makro site between Brussels and Vilvoorde. The store has 2,250 m² of sales floor and puts fresh food first: fruit and vegetables at the entrance, an in-store bakery, a butcher's counter and a fish counter. It is run by independent partners Miguel Delacroix and Amaury Janssen, who also run the Delhaize stores in Alsemberg and Beersel.
Gondella supplied the Pitch 25 shelving and the furniture for the bakery and the fruit and vegetable department, with misting above the produce islands. Gondella Belgium took care of the project from the first advice and 3D design to production. Its own teams delivered and installed the furniture in three days. FRS, part of the Gondella group, supplied the checkout counters and self-checkouts.
Gondella A former Makro site Two new stores at Vondel District
Makro closed its Belgian stores at the end of 2022. Developer LCV Real Estate is reopening six of the former sites, starting in the existing buildings. Machelen, now called Vondel District, was the first to open in full. Delhaize opened its new supermarket there on 16 July 2026, on the same day as the DIY store Colos. Gondella fitted out both stores.
Gondella The brief A familiar concept on a short deadline
The brief was a new store in an existing building, fitted out to the Delhaize store concept, on a short deadline. The opening date was fixed together with the rest of the site. Gondella has fitted out other Delhaize stores, including Oudenaarde, Waregem and Embourg, and knows the concept and its focus on fresh food.
Gondella What Gondella supplied Fruit and vegetable furniture with misting
In the fruit and vegetable department, Gondella supplied the produce islands, with a weathered wood-look base and misting arches above. It was the first time Gondella installed misting on fruit and vegetable furniture for Delhaize. Gondella also supplied the bakery furniture and the Pitch 25 shelving for the rest of the store. Gondella Belgium delivered and installed everything in three days with its own teams, and provides after-sales support. At the front of the store, FRS supplied the checkout counters and self-checkouts.
