Japan discount chain Don Quijote burdened by rapid Asian expansion

Retailer shifts gears to stem decline in profit per store

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A Don Quijote location in Singapore, where the company made its first entrance into Asia in 2017. (Photo by Ryo Asayama)

RYO ASAYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's Pan Pacific International Holdings, operator of discount retail chain Don Quijote, faces plunging profits per store in Asia as it toils to replicate its domestic success at rapidly growing operations abroad.

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