Don Quijote will reopen Olympic’s Takaido hypermarket in Tokyo on 1 December 2026 with about 62,000 products, roughly 40% more than before the refit. The two-floor store is due to reopen at 9am local time. Parent company Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH) gave the first detailed look at the new store on 13 November. It is the first Olympic location to switch to the MEGA Don Quijote format.

The opening date was already part of the group’s September conversion plan. Friday’s announcement spells out what will change on the shop floor. Fresh produce, meat, fish and prepared food will sit together on the ground floor, with household goods, cosmetics and other non-food ranges downstairs.

The grocery offer is built around two different shopping trips. Larger packs of meat and family-sized prepared dishes target shoppers stocking up. Cut vegetables, salads and ready meals give smaller households a reason to visit between larger shops. The store also plans to make bread from scratch on site and rotate a range of 31 bento menus.

PPIH took Olympic into the group on 1 July. It is keeping some of the acquired chain’s specialist operations in Takaido. Olympic’s seafood business will still source and process products for the fish counter, and the site will retain its pet, bicycle and home services. PPIH also operates the Don Don Donki banner in Singapore’s supermarket sector.

For grocery suppliers, the increase in product count is a store-wide figure. PPIH has not disclosed how many of the additional lines will be grocery. The clearest opportunities in the announcement are in pack sizes, prepared food and fresh replenishment. Suppliers pitching both bulk and convenience formats will need to show how each pack fits a different shopping trip, alongside the food safety documentation Japanese supermarkets may ask for.

PPIH is also preparing Olympic conversions under its smaller Robin Hood banner. Takaido opens first in the MEGA format, with the next Olympic-to-MEGA conversion at Yokodai in Yokohama scheduled for 15 December. That second store will give suppliers an early indication of which parts of Takaido’s grocery offer carry across to other locations.

Editor’s note: Store and range details come from PPIH and Don Quijote’s 13 November release. The December rollout dates were checked against PPIH’s earlier conversion plan.