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The Malaysian Tailor Who Started With Five Coats Now Runs 20 Stores

Malaysia Times desk Original: The Rakyat Post 9/4 22:02 X
The Malaysian Tailor Who Started With Five Coats Now Runs 20 Stores
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From a single rack of five suits at a Puchong mall in 1999, SmartMaster founder Datuk Dickson Phang has built a 20-store menswear chain — without ever abandoning the tape measure.

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The Malaysian Tailor Who Started With Five Coats Now Runs 20 Stores

From a single rack of five suits at a Puchong mall in 1999, SmartMaster founder Datuk Dickson Phang has built a 20-store menswear chain — without ever abandoning the tape measure.

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The Rakyat Post
Originally published
Sep 4, 2026
Updated here
Sep 5, 2026
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