Double sided aisles
Island gondola shelving creates central store aisles with merchandise on both sides, helping shoppers browse while staff replenish from either face.
Retail Shelving
Island Gondola Shelving
Double-sided gondola shelving for central retail aisles, supermarket runs and two-sided merchandise access.
Quick Answer
What is Island Gondola Shelving?
Island Gondola Shelving is a double-sided retail shelving system for central aisles and supermarket category runs. It lets customers browse merchandise from both sides while accessories, shelf depth and end-cap planning are coordinated by bay. The main limitation is space: the overall depth and customer aisles on both sides must fit the store layout before quantities are confirmed.
Typical applications
Where This System Fits
- Supermarket, minimart and retail floors that need repeatable double-sided aisles.
- Store layouts where customers browse both sides of a category run.
- Gondola projects combining island runs with wall gondolas and aisle-end display racks.
- Retailers comparing white/black steel shelving with wood-grain gondola presentation.
- Teams that can provide aisle width targets, product groups, finish requirements and accessory quantities.
Operating logic
How This Product Works
Review the operating principle, load movement and main configuration checkpoints before comparing a system for the application.
Shelf display interface
Bay length, height, shelf depth, hooks, price strips and finish should match product categories and the planned aisle width.
Retail route control
The gondola run shapes customer movement between entrance, promotion zones and checkout, so layout affects both display capacity and traffic comfort.
Island shelving inputs
Confirm bay length, height, colour, shelf depth, number of levels, accessory needs, aisle clearance and product category mix.
Technical notes
- Island gondola shelving stands away from the wall and creates a central merchandise run with two selling faces. Each face needs shelf access, price-ticket visibility and replenishment clearance, so the usable layout is wider than a wall gondola and must be checked against customer circulation, trolley movement and sight lines at aisle ends.
- For white or black steel island shelving, Runda Rack's first-party specification lists 700, 900 or 1200 mm bay lengths, 900 mm overall depth, 1600 or 1900 mm overall height and 5 shelf levels. The frame is 1600 or 1900 mm high × 900 mm deep, with additional shelves in 700, 900 or 1200 mm length × 350 mm depth.
- For wood-grain island shelving, Runda Rack's supplied data lists 900 or 1200 mm bay lengths, 790 mm overall depth and 1300, 1600 or 1900 mm overall height. The frame is 1300, 1600 or 1900 mm high × 790 mm deep, with additional shelves in 900 or 1200 mm length × 410 mm depth. No shelf-level count should be published unless confirmed.
- The fixture works as part of a gondola layout rather than as an isolated rack. The store plan should show aisle starts, aisle ends, end-cap positions, checkout approach, category sequence and the replenishment route used by staff. If an end cap is planned on one or both ends, its height, finish and display depth should align with the island run.
- Accessory planning must consider both sides. Specify square tubes in 700, 900 or 1200 mm lengths and 300 mm hooks for hanging packs; specify price strips in 700, 900 or 1200 mm lengths for labelled shelves and seasonal category changes. Price-strip colour can be customised and should be confirmed in the written scope.
- Island gondolas are often used for grocery, household, pharmacy, hardware or convenience-store categories, but the fixture still needs a product-level review. Tall items, fragile goods, packaged hooks, small impulse lines and bulky cartons require shelf spacing and accessories matched to each product even when they share the same aisle.
System strengths
Advantages
- Creates two merchandising faces from one central run, improving product exposure without using a wall.
- Provides a clear planning unit for supermarket gondola layouts and category aisle sequencing.
- Supports coordinated accessories such as hooks, square tubes and price strips on both faces.
- Can connect visually and operationally with end-cap display racks at aisle ends.
- Uses Runda Rack's supplied steel and wood-grain dimensions without borrowing competitor specifications.
Conditions to check
Limitations and Trade-Offs
- Requires customer and replenishment aisles on both sides, so it is unsuitable for narrow wall-only spaces.
- Aisle ends can become congested if end caps, trolley movement and replenishment carts are not planned together.
- Wood-grain island shelf levels are not supplied and should be confirmed before publishing or quoting.
- Final load, anchoring, protection and installation assumptions remain project-specific.
Available configurations
Product Specifications
Dimensions are configuration options. Final quantities, layout and accessories are confirmed for the order.
White or Black Island Shelving
- Bay length options
- 700, 900 or 1200 mm
- Overall depth
- 900 mm
- Overall height
- 1600 or 1900 mm
- Standard shelf levels
- 5
- Frame size
- 1600 or 1900 mm high × 900 mm deep
- Additional shelf size
- 700, 900 or 1200 mm long × 350 mm deep
Wood-Grain Island Shelving
- Bay length options
- 900 or 1200 mm
- Overall depth
- 790 mm
- Overall height
- 1300, 1600 or 1900 mm
- Frame size
- 1300, 1600 or 1900 mm high × 790 mm deep
- Additional shelf size
- 900 or 1200 mm long × 410 mm deep
White or Black Steel Construction
- Upright section
- 70 × 30 mm
- Upright thickness
- 1.5 mm
- Back panel thickness
- 0.4 mm
- Bracket thickness
- 2 mm
- Base shelf thickness
- 0.5 mm
- Shelf thickness
- 0.5 mm
- Colour options
- White or black
Wood-Grain Construction
- Upright section
- 30 × 30 mm
- Upright thickness
- 1.2 mm
- Back panel thickness
- 0.5 mm
- Shelf thickness
- 0.5 mm
- Bracket thickness
- 2 mm
- Finish
- Yellow wood grain with black frame
Compatible Accessories
- Square tube lengths
- 700, 900 or 1200 mm
- Hook length
- 300 mm
- Price-strip lengths
- 700, 900 or 1200 mm
- Price-strip colour
- Customisable
Standards and compliance
Applicable Standards and Project Requirements
RUNDA RACK products are designed, manufactured, supplied and installed in accordance with applicable international standards, project specifications and destination-market requirements. The engineering package aligns the product family, load data, site conditions, fire strategy, equipment interfaces and required documentation.
Review the standards framework →FEM 10.2.06
Design of hand-loaded steel static shelving
Parts 1 and 2Authoritative source ↗EN 15629
Steel static storage systems — Specification of storage equipment
2008Authoritative source ↗Practical comparison
Compare Common Alternatives
- Wall Gondola Shelving
- Island gondola is double-sided and freestanding; wall gondola is single-sided for perimeter runs.
- End Cap Display Rack
- Island gondola forms the long aisle body; end cap display rack finishes the aisle end for featured products.
- Supermarket Shelving
- A complete supermarket layout coordinates all fixtures; island gondola shelving is the double-sided module used to form central aisles.
Configuration inputs
What to Confirm Before Selection
- Store floor plan, aisle width targets, customer flow and replenishment route.
- Bay length mix: 700, 900 or 1200 mm for white/black steel; 900 or 1200 mm for wood-grain island shelving.
- Overall depth: 900 mm for white/black steel island shelving or 790 mm for wood-grain island shelving.
- Overall height: 1600 or 1900 mm for white/black steel; 1300, 1600 or 1900 mm for wood-grain island shelving.
- Shelf, hook, square tube and price-strip quantities for both sides of the aisle.
- End-cap requirements, signage needs and category sequence at aisle ends.
- Finish preference, delivery constraints, installation sequence and any future expansion plan.
Product questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- How is Island Gondola Shelving different from wall gondola shelving?
- Island gondola shelving is double-sided and stands in the store floor to create central aisles. Wall gondola shelving is single-sided and planned along a wall or perimeter boundary.
- What are the supplied dimensions for white or black steel island shelving?
- The supplied steel island data lists 700, 900 or 1200 mm bay lengths, 900 mm overall depth, 1600 or 1900 mm overall height and 5 shelf levels.
- What are the supplied dimensions for wood-grain island shelving?
- The supplied wood-grain island data lists 900 or 1200 mm bay lengths, 790 mm overall depth and 1300, 1600 or 1900 mm overall height. Shelf level count should be confirmed.
- Should end caps be planned with island gondola aisles?
- Yes, when the store wants featured aisle-end merchandising. Confirm end-cap dimensions, finish, accessories and how shoppers move around the aisle end.
Planning resources