Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
Cyber attack causes further chaos for M&S shoppers
M&S shoppers are facing further frustration at the checkout as the company struggles to recover from a cyber attack.
Customers began reporting problems on the weekend, with the retailer confirming on Tuesday it was dealing with a "cyber incident."
It told the BBC on Wednesday that customer-facing systems were back to normal. However, it has since confirmed, it has been forced to take some systems offline as part of its "proactive management of the incident."
Read the full story here.
Former EY and PwC executives launch rival to challenge Big Four
The former UK boss of EY and the former chief operating officer of PwC are to set up a rival accounting and consulting firm with backing from an American private equity house.
Unity Advisory is due to open for business this summer under the chairmanship of Steve Varley, who ran EY’s UK arm for nine years until June 2020. Its chief executive will be Marissa Thomas, who left PwC in February having been overlooked for the top job this time last year.
In another demonstration of private equity’s growing interest in the professional services industry, Unity has the backing of Warburg Pincus, which is putting in as much as $300million, according to the Financial Times, which first reported the news.
Aberdeen Airport in talks with airlines over flights to new destinations
Aberdeen Airport is in discussions with airlines over adding new routes to the city.
AGS Airports chief executive Kam Jandu believes adding new flights to the North-east can help in reaching its “very strong potential”.
He is in negotiations with several airlines and hopes to add Paris, Barcelona, Riga and Ibiza to its destinations.
Read more in the P&J.
Post Office paid £600m to continue using Horizon
The Post Office has paid more than £600million of public money to continue using the faulty Horizon IT system despite deciding to ditch it more than a decade ago, the BBC can reveal.
The terms of the original 1999 deal with computer giant Fujitsu mean the Post Office has been stuck with the system and unable to build a replacement so far, even after it contributed to one of the UK's biggest miscarriages of justice.
Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair and other senior Labour government figures were warned about potential problems with the terms of the deal before it was signed, the BBC has learned.