http://www.psfk.com/2007/04/uk_retailers_in.html Good Ideas Report Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:10:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.psfk.com/2007/04/uk_retailers_in.html/comment-page-1#comment-253201 Thomas Bailey Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:09:43 +0000 #comment-253201 The British Standards Institute has drafted a solution. Under BS-EN13402, the labels will have a pictogram with actual measurements in centimeters. This was drafted initially to deal with the multitude of clothing size scales throughout the world. Two aspects of the label were decided on from the beginning. A pictogram was decided on to deal with the multitude of languages. It was also decided that the measurements would be in centimeters, used by 95% of the world's population, pretty much excluding the USA for now. Although the USA has only 5% of the world's population, it controls nearly half the world's economy. This alone can slow the progress of an international standard. The British Standards Institute has drafted a solution. Under BS-EN13402, the labels will have a pictogram with actual measurements in centimeters. This was drafted initially to deal with the multitude of clothing size scales throughout the world. Two aspects of the label were decided on from the beginning. A pictogram was decided on to deal with the multitude of languages. It was also decided that the measurements would be in centimeters, used by 95% of the world’s population, pretty much excluding the USA for now. Although the USA has only 5% of the world’s population, it controls nearly half the world’s economy. This alone can slow the progress of an international standard.

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