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Tesco's IT Glitches Spark Customer Outrage on Social Media

5/17/2025

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Tesco faced a wave of customer frustration as IT glitches disrupted online order modifications and Clubcard access. Social media buzzed with complaints following the chaos on Friday afternoon. While a spokesperson assured that the software issue has been resolved, Downdetector noted a spike in outages. Thankfully, there’s no sign that hackers were behind this turmoil.

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Story summary

Tesco faced a wave of customer frustration as IT glitches disrupted online order modifications and Clubcard access. Social media buzzed with complaints following the chaos on Friday afternoon. While a spokesperson assured that the software issue has been resolved, Downdetector noted a spike in outages. Thankfully, there’s no sign that hackers were behind this turmoil.