Coles supermarkets across Australia closed after computers go offline

Customers cleared from stores as company reports a ‘technical issue’ with processing paymentsA nationwide IT shutdown has forced Coles supermarkets across Australia to clear out customers and close their doors.A Coles spokeswoman confirmed the outage on Friday afternoon, saying it had affected all 800 of the grocery giant’s stores across Australia. Related: Where's my Waitrose? Why swanky supermarkets are rare in Australia Abandoned trolleys & customers turned away @coles a