Spar shops across Cumbria remain closed due to a cyber attack.
The stores have had to close following the attack on its IT systems which affected their ability to process card payments.
It is thought more than 300 Spars in the north of England are affected.
The website for Preston food distributor James Hall and Co, which sends goods to nearly 600 Spar shops throughout the north of England, crashed yesterday.
A Spar spokesman said: “At James Hall we are currently aware of an online attack on our IT systems.
“This has affected around 330 Spar stores across the north of England over the past 24 hours and we are working to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.
“It is currently impacting stores’ ability to process card payments meaning that a number of Spar stores are currently closed to shoppers or only taking cash payments.
“We apologise for the inconvenience this is causing our customers and we are working as quickly as possible to resolve the situation.”
Stores were closed yesterday and are still affected today.
