Los Angeles is under lockdown! Many problems with Christmas packages have caused consumer dissatisfaction!

The mayor of Los Angeles warned on Wednesday that the city was near "a devastating turning point" and ordered residents to stay home and avoid social gatherings under new lockdown measures to curb a surge in COVID-19 infections.

The order limits nearly all social gatherings beyond a single household but exempts religious services and constitutionally protected protests.

“Our city is now approaching a devastating tipping point, beyond which the volume of hospitalizations will overwhelm our hospital system and risk unnecessary suffering and death,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday night.

Los Angeles has had 414,185 confirmed cases and 7,740 deaths, according to the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, with a population of over 3.9 million. The news of the city-wide lockdown has attracted widespread attention. There are only three weeks left before Christmas. For Americans who advocate freedom, the city-wide lockdown is undoubtedly another critical blow. However, the stay-at-home order issued by Los Angeles may have a certain effect in curbing the spread of the epidemic.

Due to the impact of the epidemic, more consumers choose to shop online during this year's peak season.

According to statistics, online sales of stores during Christmas may increase by 30%. Considering that shopping on Christmas Eve will cause a large backlog of orders, sellers and logistics companies have begun to purchase Christmas gifts in advance to ease the Christmas delivery peak.

In order to deal with the problems of package backlogs and late delivery, the Royal Mail launched the "Shop early, deliver before Christmas" advertising campaign before Black Friday and Christmas.

The data shows that 41% of consumers have already started shopping, and 6% said they have completed the purchase of Christmas gifts.

However, even with early shopping, which eased the delivery rush, there were still problems with receiving Christmas parcels.

Some consumers said that their packages were left behind a fence and damaged, and the clothes they bought fell into a trash can and were chewed by foxes. They did not sign for them but the goods were shown as having arrived.

Experts say that package delays, damage and loss will greatly dampen consumers' enthusiasm for online shopping. This year's peak season is only Christmas, so sellers must pay attention to the efficiency of logistics when choosing package delivery services to avoid disappointing consumers at the last stage of product sales.

(Source: Cross-border Sellers Teahouse)