Supermarkets have seen websites come under pressure after shoppers raced to book deliveries ahead of the new national lockdown in England, as figures showed a record December for grocers.
The major chains experienced problems with their apps and websites on Monday evening after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the third English lockdown would begin on Tuesday.
Sainsbury's app is said to have gone down temporarily last night, while Tesco also experienced issues with its online operations and Morrisons and Ocado were forced to place shoppers in virtual queues.
One Sainsbury's shopper tweeted: "I am unable to log into my groceries account, what’s going on? I can’t reset either." Sainsbury’s replied: "Sorry we’re having trouble.
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