Retail obsession drives Kuala Lumpur’s personal shoppers’ hunt for bargains
Personal shoppers and shopaholics kept brands, including modest fashion labels, trading during the pandemic.
KUALA LUMPUR: Student Wan Muhammad Muqri has a “passion for fashion” and spends most of his spare time at private sales and secret events looking for discounts on local hijab and abaya brands.
Like him, Noor Azna, a Kuala Lumpur mother and self-confessed shopaholic, relishes queuing up for many hours to snaffle a bargain for her 4,000 impatient customers.
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