KUALA LUMPUR: YTL Corp Bhd's wholly-owned YTL Land Sdn Bhd has announced that the iconic Japan brand specialty store Don Don Donki will open its first store in Malaysia in early 2021.
The brand will make its debut here after expanding into Southeast Asia with the first-ever Don Don Donki store launched in Singapore's famous shopping street Orchard Road in December 2017.
It will be owned and operated by Pan Pacific Retail Management (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian sub-subsidiary of Pan Pacific International Holdings listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which owns and runs the famous discount store chain Don Quijote in Japan.
Don Don Donki in Lot 10 will be the Malaysian outpost of Don Quijote – located right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's most popular shopping street of Bukit Bintang.
This announcement comes in tandem with Pan Pacific International's global announcement on its expansion plans in Malaysia.
"We are thrilled to welcome the maiden foray of Don Don Donki into Malaysia at Lot 10.
The new store with its blue mascot will be vibrant and colourful with a diverse offering of Japanese products and much more.
"Pan Pacific Retail Management is strategic in choosing our iconic mall for its unbeatable location to attract not just the locals but also to capture the heavy tourist traffic from the dense cluster of hotels in and around Bukit Bintang.
"Its dynamic concept is an excellent addition to our tenant mix which reinforces our mall's youthful vibes of Meet, Play, #LoveLot10," said YTL Land vice president Joseph Yeoh.
YTL Land said the street-fronting store spread across three floors will anchor the brand new entrance of Lot 10 – itself to be completed by last quarter of 2020, which will welcome shoppers directly from the entrance of the Bukit Bintang MRT station and the bustling pedestrian mall fronting the mall.
The Don Don Donki concept is unique in offering a diverse range of affordable Japanese and globally-sourced products targeted for the Japanese market.
It will appeal to savvy local customers as well as tourists who have a love for all things Japanese at good value.
The store will undoubtedly be a hit with customers familiar with the irresistible offerings in the immensely popular 580 Don Quijote stores across Japan and 12 Don Don Donki stores overseas as of July 7 this year.