Podcast GeekWire Radio at Fox’s Seattle: Amazon’s grocery stores, Samsung’s bad week, and iOS 10 secrets This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: We talk about Amazon’s mysterious grocery store plans, analyze the impact of… 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
Techstars Seattle grad TrueFacet raises $2.7M from Maveron, others for online jewelry marketplace TrueFacet, a New York-based startup that hosts an online marketplace for luxury jewelry, today announced a $2.7 million funding round… Read More
Startup Spotlight: TrueFacet provides a secure, authentic online marketplace for luxury jewelry The second-hand market for luxury jewelry is expansive. Between the popularity of vintage items and the lasting quality of fine jewelry,… Read More
Prototype ‘Purple’ locket brings classic jewelry into digital age We can carry thousands of everyday pictures on the smartphones in our pockets, but what about the traditional notion of a… 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