H&M says website availability affected by maintenance, not external influence

OSLO, Oct 14 (Reuters) — H&M is performing a routine maintenance update on its digital platforms, which is taking longer than expected, affecting the availability of its retail websites, the Swedish company said in a statement to Reuters on Wednesday. The disruption "is not related to any external events or external influence", the company added. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Essi Lehto) ((mailto:terje.solsvik@thomsonreuters.com; +47 918 666 70;)