Boo: H&M's Fall E-Commerce Launch Delayed

Today in bummers: Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M has delayed the launch of its frothily anticipated online shop in the United States, BusinessWeek reports. The brand, which launched online shopping in Europe back in 2010, had anticipated U.S. e-commerce for the second half of 2012 – likely intending to have it in place before the crucial holiday shopping season and the brand's upcoming collab with Maison Martin Margiela, which is scheduled to land on November 15. Now, H&M says it will be more like "the middle of 2013" instead of this fall. The company said it "simply needs more time to prepare that offering."