Local35, a menswear store in Portland, Oregon held a poll on its blog at the end of the year, asking readers what new line the shop should pick up for fall 2010. By one vote, A.P.C. Collection beat out Band of Outsiders and on Twitter owner Justin Machus promised his followers that he'd check out the line in Paris later this month.
Polling isn't a groundbreaking idea from either a blogging or retail perspective. Bloggers use polls to engage readers often (apparently I've already made it to the semi-finals of Auntie Fashion's Battle of the Fashion Journalism Superhunks) and smart shop keepers survey their customers about what new labels, pieces, etc. are on their radar.