Technical glitch forces mass Coles closures

Coles is apologising after several of its supermarkets were forced to close because of a technical glitch on Sunday.

Customers at stores around Australia were met by a notice on the door about a “minor IT problem” affecting the checkouts.

Stores were affected in Melbourne, Sydney, and on the Gold Coast.

COLES OUTAGE: Queue at Coles Northcote. @3AW693 pic.twitter.com/LBYEBGVypu

— Brianna Travers (@briannatravers) August 18, 2018

BREAKING: Nationwide shut down of Coles due to computer issue @7NewsMelbourne no mini shop for the kids today! 😭 pic.twitter.com/pBgQPzd5EQ

— Jacqueline Felgate (@Jacquifelgate) August 18, 2018

All stores were opened and trading by late morning.