Marks & Spencer (M&S) reports that its profits fall following a major cyber attack that disrupts parts of its operations. Multiple outlets say the incident leads to the suspension of online sales for a period, affecting the retailer’s trading performance. Despite the disruption and resulting financial impact, M&S says it is making progress in recovery and that it has come out of the year “stronger.” The coverage characterizes the performance as a move into a more stable phase following the cyber incident, though it also notes the commercial consequences of the outage. The reporting emphasizes that while profit declines reflect the disruption to sales channels, the company’s assessment points to improved resilience and operational continuity as systems and services are restored. The articles do not present detailed figures in the excerpts provided, but they agree on the key sequence of events: cyber attack, suspension of online sales, lower profits, and the company’s statement that recovery is underway and it is performing better than might be expected given the disruption.