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Residents wait for a food delivery behind a gate to a residential area in Shanghai. The city lockdown has taken a severe toll on consumer spending. © Reuters

TAMAKI KYOZUKA, NORIYUKI DOI and NAOKI MATSUDA, Nikkei staff writers

April 15, 2022 02:05 JST

TOKYO/SHANGHAI -- The COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai, now in its third week, has shut down 7-Eleven convenience stores and kept Sony and Apple supplier plants idle, underscoring the costs of Beijing's rigid "zero-COVID" policy.