First we have the incremental innovation of companies like Clothes Horse and True Fit, which ask shoppers for their measurements, along with a tally of their best-fitting clothes, to match them with the right sizes.

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On Sunday, a video was released of Bergdahl dressed in loose-fitting blue clothes and sitting on the floor in a location that American officials are not pinpointing publicly.

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"The concept of standing in a fitting room and having clothes delivered to you in your underwear is a pretty neat experience, " says the 35-year-old, who adds that he doesn't like salespeople doting on him all the time.

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If Melissa Adelman's hunch is right, this will be the last January apparel retailers will have to brace for the swarm of customers looking to return or exchange all the ill-fitting clothes they got for Christmas.

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As the nation's retailers look ahead to bagging profit in the final weeks of the year, Jacques Stambouli is looking forward to people marching back to the malls with ill-fitting clothes, duplicate DVDs and unfashionable watches.

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