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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Holly Williams

Sainsbury’s buoyed by M&S cyber disruption and sunny weather

Sainsbury’s has hailed its highest market share for nearly a decade as sales were given a boost by warm weather and a temporary boost from the cyber attack disruption at Marks & Spencer (Alamy/PA) -

Sainsbury’s has hailed its highest market share for nearly a decade as sales were given a boost by warm weather and a temporary boost from the cyber attack disruption at rival Marks & Spencer.

The UK’s second largest supermarket said the hack at M&S, which left some of its shelves empty at the height of the crisis, helped drive customers into Sainsbury’s stores.

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