With the retail industry supporting 1 in 4 American jobs (per the NRF 2013 Annual Report), it stands to reason that the color and size codes enjoy widespread use across the country and are a vital tool for retailers and suppliers of all sizes.
heirloom noun [C] uk / ËeÉluËm / us âº a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years:
Noun. 1. heir-a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another. heritor, inheritor. recipient, receiver-a person who receives something. heir apparent-an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor.