TOKYO -- In a country known for impeccable manners and minimalist design, Japan's Don Quijote discount retailer is the rebel, the noisy neighbor, the ugly duckling. In an era of smartphones and one-click shopping, it is proof that bricks-and-mortar is not dead.
Like Amazon.com, Don Quijote has perfected the art of delivering what customers want -- and what they didn't know they wanted. But unlike the giant e-tailer, it does so through physical stores that assault the senses with a "jungle" of products as dense as the Amazon rain forest.
