M&S reinstates Sparks loyalty scheme after cyber-attack

M&S has said profits will take a hit of up to £300m this year. Photograph: WWD/Getty

Marks & Spencer is restarting its Sparks loyalty scheme benefits for shoppers and offering a brief “thank you” discount to staff as it moves back to full operations after a damaging cyber-attack.

The Sparks scheme was suspended, as were all orders from M&S’s website, after hackers gained access to its IT systems over the Easter weekend in April.