Shenzhen's Covid-19 lockdown could delay online shopping deliveries to S'pore

An employee sorts packages at JD.com Inc.'s Shanghai Jading Logistics Park facility in Shanghai, China, on March 9, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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SINGAPORE - Consumers who bought goods on e-commerce platforms may have to wait a little longer as the citywide lockdown in Shenzhen could hit deliveries and supply chains across sectors from retail to manufacturing and electronics, experts and industry players said.

The southern port city, which is also China's tech and manufacturing hub, was placed under a seven-day lockdown from Sunday (March 13) to contain the spread of Covid-19.

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