Japan’s Don Quijote rides high on rule-breaking reputation

TOKYO: Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote Holdings Co Ltd was once the industry’s enfant terrible, overturning standard retail practices with its cluttered and chaotic stores that sell everything from faux leopard-skin rugs to designer watches.

These days, however, Donki – as it popularly known – is more of a role model, defying Japan’s weak retail environment to last week report its 29th year of unbroken sales and profit growth.