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Blue Nile helps tech-savvy Marc Antonys bejewel their Cleopatras. The company, which offers luxury-grade jewelry online at bluenile.com, sells loose diamonds, settings, engagement rings, and other jewelry made of gold, platinum, and silver set with diamonds, pearls, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. It is the leader in online jewelry sales, offering more than 1,000 styles of jewelry, watches, and accessories. Blue Nile also operates Canadian and UK Web sites. CEO Mark Vadon, a discouraged engagement-ring shopper, and Ben Elowitz, formerly of Fatbrain.com, founded the site in 1999 as RockShop.com and, briefly, Internet Diamonds Inc., before adopting the Blue Nile brand name later that year.
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705 5th Ave. South, Ste. 900
Seattle, WA 98104
| | Phone: | 206-336-6700 | | Fax: | 206-336-6750 |
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Highlights | | Fiscal Year End: | December | | Revenue (2008): | 295.30 M | | Revenue Growth (1 yr): | (-7.50%) | | Employees (2008): | 170 | | Employee Growth (1 yr): | (-14.10%) |
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Key People
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Chairman:
Mark Vadon
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President, CEO, and Director:
Diane Irvine
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CFO:
Marc D. Stolzman
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