By Susan Fandel<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2017, an estimated 1.66 billion people worldwide purchased goods online. During the same year, 20 to 50 percent of online clothing sales were returned — a majority due to poor fit. Researchers at the <\/span>Wilson College of Textiles<\/span><\/a> at <\/span>NC State University<\/span><\/a> have developed a solution to the waste and cost of these returns: <\/span>Prime Fit<\/span><\/a>, a proprietary mobile app and garment system that would offer an inexpensive way for consumers to obtain accurate body measurements in the privacy of their own home (patent number US2018\/046248). <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis system could be revolutionary for online shoppers, e-commerce clothing companies and even fitness and wellness applications,\u201d said <\/span>Andre West<\/span><\/a>, assistant professor in the college\u2019s department of <\/span>Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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