M&S tells warehouse agency staff to stay home as cyber incident continues


FILE PHOTO: Passersby walk past a Marks & Spencer store near Marble Arch on Oxford Street, in London, Britain, December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mina Kim/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer told agency staff at its central England distribution centre to stay at home on Monday, after it stopped taking online orders following a cyber incident last week.

Shares in the company, one of the best known names on Britain's shopping streets, were trading down 2% on Monday, having lost as much as 8% since April 22 when it said it had been grappling with a cyber incident for a few days.

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