How a 'perfect storm' sparked a pandemic storage boom in Singapore

Mr Dave Tay stores some of his collection of thousands of Doraemon and other anime figurines into storage at an Extra Space outlet. ST PHOTO: SAMUEL ANG
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SINGAPORE - King-size mattresses, bottles of wine and thousands of anime figurines and Barbie dolls.

These are among the many items that have been stowed recently at self-storage facilities.

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