Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon know what it takes to build a successful consumer company. The entrepreneurs helped grow not one but two online retail giants that went public, teaming… Read More
Jason Goldberger is out at Blue Nile. Goldberger has left his post as CEO of the Seattle-based online jeweler, a year-and-a-half after he joined the company from Target, GeekWire has… Read More
Krish Srinivasan, former CFO of Seattle international money transfer startup Remitly, has found his next gig, and it’s in a new realm for the tech veteran. Srinivasan joined PCC Community Markets,… Read More
In the two years since Blue Nile sold to Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC for $500 million — removing it from the stock market — the Seattle-based… Read More
Lisa Conquergood has taken quite a journey in the startup world. She was the chief marketing officer of photo-editing service Picnik when the startup was bought by Google. She then… Read More
Ignition Partners added two high-profile names to its roster, including former Microsoft chief information officer Jim DuBois. DuBois and Datasphere CEO Satbir Khanuja will serve as “venture advisors” at Ignition, a Bellevue, Wash.-based… Read More
Uber’s search for new leadership has been a long and tough one, with rumors, surprise twists and drama that rival prime-time TV shows. Now another prospective name has been slashed… Read More
F5 Networks announced in July that its longtime chief operations officer Edward Julian Eames is retiring at the end of the fiscal year. Tuesday, we learned about one of the… Read More
Blue Nile has a new leader. Former Target e-commerce chief Jason Goldberger is now the CEO and president of Blue Nile, the 18-year-old Seattle-based online jeweler. “Blue Nile has offered… Read More
Blue Nile continues to expand its physical retail presence. The Seattle-based online diamond seller, which is set to be acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC early… Read More
Seattle-based online diamond seller Blue Nile announced today that it has agreed to be acquired for $500 million by Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC. The all-cash deal will price… Read More
If last week’s reporting of the demise of traditional retail sounded familiar, you’ve been paying attention. In the past 20 years, few industries have transformed as frequently — and significantly… Read More
Blue Nile, the online jewelry store, continues to draw up blueprints for physical storefronts, as it tries to wed internet sales to a brick-and-mortar presence. The Seattle-based company announced this week… Read More
Shares of Blue Nile, the Seattle online diamond and jewelry retailer, are down more than 20 percent in Thursday morning trading after the company posted “disappointing” Q4 results, according to CEO and President Harvey Kanter.… Read More
Blue Nile’s foray into brick and mortar stores has officially graduated from “experiment” to “initiative,” according to Harvey Kanter, CEO of the online diamond seller. The company already has one… Read More
Blue Nile has long been in the business of selling diamond rings online, but now the company says it’s well on its way toward opening a line of brick-and-mortar stores as… Read More
Blue Nile got its start selling custom diamond rings online, working from a supply of 130 wedding bands and 75 settings. Then, last year, the company broke onto the physical… Read More
It was a busy year for publicly-traded tech companies in the Seattle region, with plenty of winners and losers. The region’s two heavyweight tech titans produced opposite results on Wall… Read More
Shares of Blue Nile — the Seattle online jeweler — are up more than 12 percent in Thursday morning trading after the company posted third quarter financial results in which… Read More
Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile said today that its business was materially impacted by fluctuations in the diamond trade, causing sales to decrease 1.3 percent to $106.6 million and… Read More
Blue Nile, the Seattle-based online retailer that specializes in selling luxury goods, announced today that it brought in $103.7 million in sales during the first quarter of 2014, up almost 7… Read More
Blue Nile was founded 15 years ago as an online retailer of diamonds and engagement rings. At the time, skeptics wondered who would actually buy such a special — not… Read More
Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile reported a 7.2 percent increase in sales for the fourth quarter to $146 million on net income of $4.9 million, disappointing Wall Street with… Read More
Blue Nile built its business selling diamond rings online, but the Seattle-based e-commerce company is now experimenting with a physical retail presence — albeit a small one — through a partnership… Read More
Blue Nile, the Seattle online retailer of diamonds and jewelry, said that third quarter revenues increased 10.1 percent to $98.9 million. Net income also rose to $2.9 million, up from… Read More
Engagements were a plenty for the past three months and that was good news for Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile. The company saw its revenues increase 17 percent to $97.1 million during… Read More
Super computers. Online travel. And marketing tools for real estate agents. Those were the hot segments in the Seattle tech sector in 2012 as Cray, Expedia and Market Leader each… Read More
Ritani has been in the diamond business for more than a decade. But the engagement ring designer is adding a fresh shine today, announcing $15 million from Cantor Ventures and… Read More
A lot of folks must have spent the Spring months popping the question. Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile saw its revenues increase 13 percent to $91 million during the… Read More
Harvey Kanter has been hired as the new president and CEO of Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile. In the role, the former CEO of Moosejaw Mountaineering and Backcountry Travel will… Read More
