[Backport] #17813 - Huge "product_data_storage" in localStorage hangs the shop

[omiroshnichenko]

Description

Replace usage of jQuery localStorage API with native localStorage.

Fixed Issues

1. Huge "product_data_storage" in localStorage hangs the shop #17813: Huge "product_data_storage" in localStorage hangs the shop

Manual testing scenarios

1. Open the shop.
2. Visit a lot of different product pages (~400 in our case) without invalidating user data.
3. Notice that browser does not slow down anymore.

Contribution checklist

• Pull request has a meaningful description of its purpose
• All commits are accompanied by meaningful commit messages
• All new or changed code is covered with unit/integration tests (if applicable)
• All automated tests passed successfully (all builds on Travis CI are green)

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[magento-engcom-team]

Hi @sidolov, thank you for the review.
ENGCOM-3373 has been created to process this Pull Request

[magento-engcom-team]

Hi @omiroshnichenko. Thank you for your contribution.
We will aim to release these changes as part of 2.2.8.
Please check the release notes for final confirmation.

Please, consider to port this solution to 2.3 release line.
You may use Porting tool to port commits automatically.