On November 12, the State Post Bureau revealed that the Chinese mainland's postal and express delivery companies smashed records during this year's Double 11 shopping festival. 🚀
Between October 21 and November 11, daily parcel volumes averaged 634 million—1.18 times the normal daily traffic. The grand finale on November 11 saw a jaw-dropping 777 million parcels handled in just 24 hours! 🤯📦
To tackle this surge, logistics teams rolled out multiple measures—like optimized sorting tech and extended delivery hours—to boost capacity and keep things running like clockwork. ⏱️✨
First kicked off in 2009, Double 11 has become one of the world's biggest shopping fests, fueling huge consumer spending in one of the largest markets on the planet. 🌏💸
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'Double 11' festival record set with 777m parcels handled in a day
cgtn.com
