Delhaize to leave Brussels

Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize is to leave its headquarters in Brussels next year, after a 149 year presence in the Belgian capital. The company will move to Asse, just outside of the Brussels Region.

Combined headquarters in Asse

As local media empire De Persgroep leaves Asse (close to Brussels) for Antwerp, a huge opportunity arose for Ahold Delhaize‘s Belgian flagship chain: the chain already has its logistical headquarters in Asse. In a building nearby, Delhaize will now house services like IT, HR and marketing. Moreover, two more segments will move to Asse: the IT department currently working for Ahold Delhaize Europe in Anderlecht, and the wine bottling plant. A thousand employees will move from Molenbeek to the new site in Asse.

The current headquarters in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, in the western part of Brussels, will be sold next year. A milestone for the company that was founded in Charleroi in 1867 and moved to Molenbeek already in 1871: its presence in Brussels will end just shy of its 150th anniversary…