Ross Bailey
Ross Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 (age 32–33) Luton, England |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Known for | founder of Appear Here |
Ross Bailey (born 1992) is an English entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Appear Here, an online marketplace for short-term retail space.[1] Bailey's work has been featured in publications including the The Financial Times,[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] The Guardian,[4] GQ,[5] Property Week,[6] Monocle,[7] Wired,[8] and TechCrunch.[9]
Bailey was named one of Forbes Europe's 30 Under 30 in 2016[10] and one of the Financial Times' Top 10 under 30 tech entrepreneurs.[11] In 2018, he was listed in Fast Company's 100 most creative people.[12][13][14][15][16]
Early life
[edit]Ross Bailey was born in Luton in 1992. Bailey and his cousin began a DJing venture when he was 10.[17] He attended the School of Communication Arts 2.0, then dropped out at sixteen. Afterwards, he became a businessman, stating, "I always found school really boring; I hated math, science, all of that sort of stuff.[18] I loved art; I loved business—I loved anything where you were out and about doing things." Bailey started his business, Appear Here, at the age of 19.[19]
Career
[edit]In 2013, Bailey founded Appear Here, based on the concept that renting commercial property should be as easy as booking a hotel room.[20] In 2019, The Times reported that Bailey and Appear Here were considering further expansion, seeking to "take on leases for entire department stores" and "capitalizing on the struggles of traditional department stores on both sides of the Atlantic."[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Changing Industries: Appear Here". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ Ellison, Jo (27 July 2018). "Inside the pop-up economy". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ Grant, Peter (2017-10-10). "A Website for Pop-Up Stores Attracts Funding". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ Sheppard, Emma (6 July 2017). "How an 'Airbnb for retail' is bringing entrepreneurs back to the high street". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Lee, Josh (6 November 2017). "The Self-Made List". GQ. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Celebrating proptech pioneers". Property Week. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ Alagiah, Matt. "The Entrepreneurs". Monocle. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Collins, Katie (2014-11-26). "Pop-up shop startup Appear Here secures £4.7m funding". Wired UK. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Pop-Up Shops Startup Appear Here Raises $7.5M, Led By Balderton Capital". Tech Crunch. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Meet The 30 Under 30: Retail & E-Commerce". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Euro tech special: Top 10 under 30". Financial Times. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Most Creative People in Business 2018". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ Alimonti, Isabella (2018-01-22). "Future Of Retail 2018: Connecting Digital And IRL Experiences". psfk. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "SPEAKERS "The Industry's Best Faculty!"". Shoptalk. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Interview: Appear Here founder Ross Bailey on the future of pop-ups". Retail Design World. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Boswell, Brannon. "E-tailers use physical space as marketing channel". ICSC.
- ^ Prevett, Hannah (2015-01-07). "Ross Bailey's Appear Here is keeping the high street interesting". Elite Business Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Prevett, Hannah (2015-01-07). "Ross Bailey's Appear Here is keeping the high street interesting". Elite Business Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Development, PodBean. "The 25-Year-Old CEO – Ross Bailey | The Gentleman's Journal Podcast". thegentlemansjournal.podbean.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Stephenson, Minnie (21 January 2019). "Mike Ashley bids to buy HMV". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Pop-up guru Appear Here, led by Ross Bailey, branches out". The Sunday Times. 2019-02-17. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-03-21.