Asda has apologised after some of its supermarkets opened later than scheduled after its tills were struck by a technical issue. The retailer said the problem has been fixed and stores are now operating as normal.
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
00:06A breaking business news story this Monday lunchtime.
00:10The Leeds-based supermarket chain Asda has apologised
00:14after some of its supermarkets opened later than scheduled
00:18after its tills were hit by a technical issue.
00:21Asda said the issue has been fixed and stores are now operating as normal.
00:27A number of stores were due to open early on Monday morning
00:31but they turned away customers until around 8am when the checkout issue was resolved.
00:37It's understood that the issue was linked to a planned overnight update
00:41of technical systems which took place on Sunday evening.
00:46A spokesman for Asda said that some of our stores opened later than planned this morning
00:51due to a technical issue affecting checkouts.
00:54This has now been resolved and we apologise to customers for any inconvenience.
00:59My name's Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.