British retailer M&S confirms being hit by ‘cyber incident’ amid store delays

British retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) announced on Tuesday it “has been managing a cyber incident over the past few days” following a slew of customer complaints on social media.

The nature of the incident hasn’t been disclosed. The company, which is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, employs more than 70,000 people worldwide and has more than 1,000 stores in the United Kingdom.

In a statement filed to London’s stock exchange on Tuesday afternoon, the company said it made “some minor, temporary changes to our store operations” as soon as it became aware of the incident.

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