Ross Bailey

Ross Bailey (born in 1992) is an entrepreneur and the CEO & Founder of Appear Here, an online marketplace for short-term retail space.[1] Considered a commercial real estate disrupter,[2] Bailey has been featured in publications including The Financial Times,[3] The Wall Street Journal,[4] The Guardian,[5] GQ,[6] Property Week,[7] Monocle,[8] Wired,[9] and TechCrunch.[10]

Bailey was named one of Forbes Europe's 30 Under 30 in 2016[11] and one of Financial Times’ Top 10 under 30 tech entrepreneurs.[12] In 2018, he was listed in Fast Company's 100 most creative people.[13] He is a regular speaker at conferences regarding retail, e-commerce and technology.[14][15][16][17]

Early life

Bailey was born in London and completed his education at the School Of Communication Arts 2.0. He started his entrepreneurial journey at age 16[18] when he attended the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy[19] run by Peter Jones. Determined to launch his own business, Bailey tested his ideas by launching a string of successful pop-up shops in destinations across London, including the Rock & Rule pop up for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.[20] From this experience, his vision for Appear Here was born.[21][22]

Career

In 2013, Bailey founded Appear Here, based on the concept that renting a commercial property should be as easy as booking a hotel room.[23] In 2019, The Times reported that Bailey and Appear Here were now 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."[24]

References
  1. "Changing Industries: Appear Here". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. MASHAYEKHI, REY (2017-04-27). "The Power Disruptors: The Players Who Are Upsetting Real Estate's Status Quo". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. Ellison, Jo (27 July 2018). "Inside the pop-up economy". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. Grant, Peter (2017-10-10). "A Website for Pop-Up Stores Attracts Funding". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  5. Sheppard, Emma (6 July 2017). "How an 'Airbnb for retail' is bringing entrepreneurs back to the high street". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. Lee, Josh (6 November 2017). "The Self-Made List". GQ. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  7. "Celebrating proptech pioneers". Property Week. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  8. Alagiah, Matt. "The Entrepreneurs". Monocle. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  9. Collins, Katie (2014-11-26). "Pop-up shop startup Appear Here secures £4.7m funding". Wired UK. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  10. "Pop-Up Shops Startup Appear Here Raises $7.5M, Led By Balderton Capital". Tech Crunch. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  11. "Meet The 30 Under 30: Retail & E-Commerce". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  12. "Euro tech special: Top 10 under 30". Financial Times. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  13. "Most Creative People in Business 2018". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  14. Alimonti, Isabella (2018-01-22). "Future Of Retail 2018: Connecting Digital And IRL Experiences". psfk. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  15. "SPEAKERS "The Industry's Best Faculty!"". Shoptalk. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  16. "Interview: Appear Here founder Ross Bailey on the future of pop-ups". Retail Design World. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  17. Boswell, Brannon. "E-tailers use physical space as marketing channel". ICSC.
  18. "The 25-Year-Old CEO – Ross Bailey". The Gentleman’s Journal Podcast. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  19. "Ross Bailey". Peter Jones Enterprise Academy. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  20. Hearnden, Matt (2016-11-10). "How the Queen helped this young entrepreneur disrupt the retail industry". Virgin. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  21. Alimonti, Isabella (2017-10-13). "How To Succeed In Retail? Be An Editor". psfk. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  22. "The Drapers Interview: Ross Bailey, pop-up shops". Drapers online. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  23. Stephenson, Minnie (21 January 2019). "Mike Ashley bids to buy HMV". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  24. "Pop-up guru Appear Here, led by Ross Bailey, branches out". The Sunday Times. 2019-02-17. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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