March 10 (Reuters) - Canadian retailer Loblaw ( LBLCF )

said on Tuesday it was investigating a data breach after

identifying suspicious activity on a contained, non-critical

part of its IT network.

The retailer said a criminal third party accessed some basic

customer information such as names, phone numbers and email

addresses, but its probe indicates that passwords, health data

and credit card information were not compromised.

Loblaw ( LBLCF ) said it has notified customers of the breach. They

will be automatically logged out of their accounts and will have

to sign back in to access its digital services.

The company said its financial services subsidiary, PC

Financial, was not impacted and the incident was not expected to

affect its financial performance.

Loblaw ( LBLCF ) had reported its fourth-quarter revenue below

analysts' estimates last month, signaling weak consumer spending

amid still-high inflation and rising cost-of-living.