July 2010 management briefing: Sizing a headache for globalising apparel industry
Author: just-style.com | 27 July 2010
As trade barriers continue to diminish, clothing brands are becoming more global. However it is not as easy for the sizes of their goods to be quite as worldly. International players need to adapt their fits for different target markets but that level of adaptation varies by country.
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