Articles about Blue Nile

Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon of Zulily and Blue Nile fame invest in Seattle startup Rad Power Bikes

Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon know what it takes to build a successful consumer company. The entrepreneurs helped grow not… Read More

Blue Nile CEO Jason Goldberger departs, third exec to leave online jeweler since acquisition in 2017

Jason Goldberger is out at Blue Nile. Goldberger has left his post as CEO of the Seattle-based online jeweler, a… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly CFO lands in the grocery world; Amazon finance VP joins Robinhood

Krish Srinivasan, former CFO of Seattle international money transfer startup Remitly, has found his next gig, and it’s in a… Read More

Two years after $500M acquisition, online jeweler Blue Nile eyes eventual return to public markets

In the two years since Blue Nile sold to Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC for $500 million… Read More

Tech Moves: PicMonkey co-founder Lisa Conquergood joins Ripl; Starbucks hires tech vet as general counsel; and more

Lisa Conquergood has taken quite a journey in the startup world. She was the chief marketing officer of photo-editing service… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft CIO joins Ignition Partners; Amazon voice VP lands at Uber

Ignition Partners added two high-profile names to its roster, including former Microsoft chief information officer Jim DuBois. DuBois and Datasphere CEO Satbir… Read More

Tech Moves: Barry Diller won’t be Uber’s next chairman; Accolade adds to its executive board; and more

Uber’s search for new leadership has been a long and tough one, with rumors, surprise twists and drama that rival… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Oracle exec joins F5 as EVP of global services; Meet Blue Origin’s new CEO; and more

F5 Networks announced in July that its longtime chief operations officer Edward Julian Eames is retiring at the end of… Read More

Online jeweler Blue Nile taps former Target chief digital officer as new CEO

Blue Nile has a new leader. Former Target e-commerce chief Jason Goldberger is now the CEO and president of Blue… Read More

Online jeweler Blue Nile opens fifth brick-and-mortar showroom, this time near its HQ in Seattle

Blue Nile continues to expand its physical retail presence. The Seattle-based online diamond seller, which is set to be acquired… Read More

Online diamond seller Blue Nile to be acquired for $500M by private equity firm

Seattle-based online diamond seller Blue Nile announced today that it has agreed to be acquired for $500 million by Bain Capital Private… Read More

From clicks to bricks: Why online retailers are setting up shop

If last week’s reporting of the demise of traditional retail sounded familiar, you’ve been paying attention. In the past 20… Read More

Web jeweler Blue Nile to open first physical store outside New York, presses on with bricks-and-mortar strategy

Blue Nile, the online jewelry store, continues to draw up blueprints for physical storefronts, as it tries to wed internet sales… Read More

A diamond may be a girl’s best friend, but Blue Nile isn’t: Shares sink more than 20 percent as CEO calls Q4 results ‘disappointing’

Shares of Blue Nile, the Seattle online diamond and jewelry retailer, are down more than 20 percent in Thursday morning trading… Read More

For online diamond seller Blue Nile, brick and mortar stores may be key to millennials’ wallets

Blue Nile’s foray into brick and mortar stores has officially graduated from “experiment” to “initiative,” according to Harvey Kanter, CEO… Read More

Going analog: Online diamond seller Blue Nile sees unexpected success at first physical location

Blue Nile has long been in the business of selling diamond rings online, but now the company says it’s well… Read More

Online diamond ring seller Blue Nile opens first physical location after successful test

Blue Nile got its start selling custom diamond rings online, working from a supply of 130 wedding bands and 75… Read More

The best and worst performing tech stocks of 2014 in the Seattle area

It was a busy year for publicly-traded tech companies in the Seattle region, with plenty of winners and losers. The… Read More

Shares of Blue Nile sparkle after online jeweler looks forward to bright holiday

Shares of Blue Nile — the Seattle online jeweler — are up more than 12 percent in Thursday morning trading… Read More

Rising diamond prices take cut out of Blue Nile Q2 results

Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile said today that its business was materially impacted by fluctuations in the diamond trade,… Read More

Blue Nile misses quarterly revenue projections, profits in line as stock falls

Blue Nile, the Seattle-based online retailer that specializes in selling luxury goods, announced today that it brought in $103.7 million in… Read More

Blue Nile CEO says click-and-brick jewelry experiment with Nordstrom is working well

Blue Nile was founded 15 years ago as an online retailer of diamonds and engagement rings. At the time, skeptics… Read More

Blue Nile results disappoint, international chief departs

Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile reported a 7.2 percent increase in sales for the fourth quarter to $146 million… Read More

Nordstrom and Blue Nile put a ring on it with ‘clicks and bricks’ diamond experiment

Blue Nile built its business selling diamond rings online, but the Seattle-based e-commerce company is now experimenting with a physical retail… Read More

Sales sparkle at jewelry retailer Blue Nile, up 10.1 percent

Blue Nile, the Seattle online retailer of diamonds and jewelry, said that third quarter revenues increased 10.1 percent to $98.9… Read More

Put a ring on it: Blue Nile sales spike 17% due to engagement ring demand, but shares down

Engagements were a plenty for the past three months and that was good news for Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile.… Read More

The top tech stocks of 2012: Shares of Expedia take off

Super computers. Online travel. And marketing tools for real estate agents. Those were the hot segments in the Seattle tech… Read More

Engagement ring designer Ritani sparkles with $15M, combines clicks with bricks

Ritani has been in the diamond business for more than a decade. But the engagement ring designer is adding a… Read More

Tis the season: Sales jump at Blue Nile on engagement ring demand

A lot of folks must have spent the Spring months popping the question. Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile saw… Read More

Blue Nile taps retail vet as CEO

Harvey Kanter has been hired as the new president and CEO of Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile. In the… Read More