Update: As of 3.10pm, this Tesco Extra has now reopened and is operating as normal.
Customers were evacuated from a Tesco Extra superstore last night.
The West Durrington Extra, in Fulbeck Way, Worthing, was cleared on Saturday night after the store suffered a power cut.
Shoppers were told to leave the building, and both the supermarket and its petrol station were affected by the loss of power.
The store initially remained closed on Sunday afternoon, with engineers working to restore normal operations.
A Tesco spokesperson said: “Our West Durrington Extra store is currently closed due to a power cut affecting the local area, and engineers are working hard to reopen it as soon as possible."
At around 3pm on Sunday, the spokesperson confirmed the shop had reopened.
They said: "Our West Durrington Extra store is open as normal.
"We apologise for the inconvenience."
The disruption also affected customers with home delivery and Click and Collect orders, with social media users reporting that shopping deliveries had been cancelled.
Tesco’s online store information had listed the supermarket as due to open at 11am on Sunday, but the company subsequently confirmed it remained closed because of the ongoing problem.
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The precise cause of the power cut and the number of properties affected have not yet been confirmed.
Tesco initially said engineers were working to reopen the supermarket as soon as possible.
This has now happened.
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