In all the hoo-ha about the Groupon listing, I can’t quite escape the idea that social shopping is about to become the next big thing in social media. It is, after all, the simplest way to monetize the phenomenon.
If in doubt, simply consider the latest entrants to the field: Henry Kim and Harish Abbott, founders of Sneakpeeq, one of the most interesting new entrants I’ve encountered.
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Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.