I’m super excited to talk to him about a new project that he just announced that is potentially transformative for the entire apparel industry.  RR:  It’s called the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and it’s a group of companies in the apparel and footwear sectors who have gathered together at our invitation to develop a tool, called an index, that will measure the environmental and social footprint of manufacturing apparel and footwear. SM:  So is this just for Patagonia or the outdoor apparel industry as a whole? So, how to do that? RR:  Absolutely. RR:  Yes. MORE >>

Users can create their own boards around anything that they're passionate about, and Pinterest gives a limited number of categories into which your boards can fit: Art, Architecture, Cars & Motorcycles, Design, DIY & Crafts, Education, Film, Music & Books, Food & Drink, Gardening, Geek, Hair & Beauty, History, Holidays, Home Decor, Humor, Kids, My Life, Women's Apparel, Men's Apparel, Outdoors, People, Pets, Photography, Print & Posters, Products, Science & Nature, Sports, Technology, Travel & Places, Wedding & Events, and Other. Shame on you. MORE >>

Record Online Sales for Thanksgiving, Fuels Black Friday Retail Surge, Reports IBM. Mobile Shopping: Mobile purchases soared with 24 percent of consumers using a mobile device to visit a retailer’s site, up from 14.3 The Savvy shopper: While consumers spent more overall, they shopped with greater frequency to take advantage of retailer deals and free shipping. Social Media Sentiment Index: Shoppers expressed positive consumer sentiment on promotions, shipping and convenience as well as the retailers themselves at a three to one ratio. percent, led by the iPad. MORE >>

Mobile Shopping and Mobile Traffic Increase: On Cyber Monday more than 18 percent of consumers used a mobile device to visit a retailer’s site, an increase of more than 70 percent over 2011. The Savvy Shopper: While consumers continued to spend more, they once again shopped with greater frequency to take advantage of retailer deals as well as free shipping. Positive sentiment around retailers themselves also maintained its overall three to one ratio. Apparel sales were also strong this holiday with Cyber Monday numbers showing an increase of 25.3 percent. MORE >>

SortPrice.com was involved well before last year – we launched our Facebook Store Application for retailers, a customized tool that lets them list and promote products right on their Facebook fan pages, back in the Fall of 2008. And since then, we’ve built Facebook stores for nearly 1,500 retailers total, more than anyone else in the industry. As the longest-running tool of its kind on Facebook, with more active retail partners than anyone, the SortPrice Store Application has become an excellent barometer and example of F-commerce’s overall growth and success. Need proof? MORE >>