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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Marsh

EXPLAINED: Fortnum mason online customers hampered by service glitches - The Real Truth

Christmas decorations at Fortnum & Mason
Christmas decorations at Fortnum & Mason, Piccadilly, London in December 2023. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

Customers of the luxury grocer Fortnum & Mason have been complaining about difficulties placing orders and getting a response from customer services during a busy Christmas period for the retailer.

Some shoppers at the store, which holds a royal warrant and is famed for its Christmas hampers, have taken to social media and review websites to complain about being charged multiple times after repeating transactions thinking they had not gone through.

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