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Mindy Meads Joins Blue Nile's Board of Directors
Blue Nile Inc. appointed Mindy Meads to its board of directors. Meads was described as a seasoned C-suite level executive with 35 years of experience in the global apparel industry. Meads also serves on the boards of Wet Seal...
Marketing May 20, 2013 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile's 1Q Sales +17%, Profit Jumps to $832K
Blue Nile's first-quarter sales rose 16.9 percent year on year to $97.1 million for the period that ended on March 31, while costs of sales jumped 17.2 percent to $79.5 million. The online retailer of diamonds...
Financial-Legal May 02, 2013 Jeff Miller
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Vadon Joins The Home Depot's Board
Mark Vadon, the co-founder and chairman of Blue Nile, was appointed to the board of directors of The Home Depot, where he'll be a member of the home improvement chain's audit and finance committees. The Home Depot...
Financial-Legal Sep 21, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Monique Lhuillier Partners With Blue Nile
Monique Lhuillier Fine Jewelry will launch at Blue Nile in October with an assortment of engagement rings and wedding bands ranging in price from $2,000 to $5,000. For Valentine's Day in 2013, additional pieces, including earrings, necklaces...
Retail Sep 04, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile to Present at Citi Tech Conference
Blue Nile will participate in the 2012 Citi Technology Conference in New York on September 5. The event is created for institutional-level clients of Citigroup. Blue Nile's chief executive Harvey Kanter along with chief financial officer...
Financial-Legal Aug 24, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile's 2Q Sales +13%, Profit -44%
Blue Nile's sales rose 13 percent year on year to $90.98 million in the second quarter that ended on July 1, however, cost of sales increased 16 percent to $73.79 million. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit was 18.9 percent...
Financial-Legal Aug 02, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile Appoints New Chief Merchandising Officer
Blue Nile has named Julie Yoakum its chief merchandising officer. Yoakum will join the company ‎on June 25 to lead its merchandising strategy including trend identification, product design, ‎sourcing and inventory planning...
Retail Jun 12, 2012 Deena Taylor
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Blue Nile Introduces its Japanese Version Website
Blue Nile launched a Japanese language version of its diamond retail website. The new website allows customers in Japan to shop Blue Nile's entire collection of diamonds and fine jewelry in their native language and pay...
Retail Jun 06, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile Launches Hawaii Vacation Sweepstakes
Blue Nile launched its "It Starts with the Diamond in Your Mind and Leads to Paradise" luxury sweepstakes, giving couples the chance to win a Hawaii vacation and $5,000 worth of Blue Nile diamond jewelry.To...
Marketing Jun 04, 2012 Ricci Dipshan
Alliance Data to Drive Loyalty Program for Blue Nile
Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a loyalty and marketing solutions provider, signed a multi-year agreement with Blue Nile to create and manage a private label credit card program. Benefits for customers of Blue Nile will include flexible financing options and no annual card fee, as well as online account...
Marketing May 10, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Retailer Profits Weaken, Rising Costs Pressure Margins
U.S. retail sales are showing mixed results for April and for the first quarter across the jewelry industry. Chain-store sales were largely flat in April, but when combined with March, the...
Retail May 09, 2012 Rapaport News
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Blue Nile's 1Q Sales +4%, Profit -94% to $154K
Blue Nile reported that its revenue rose 3.6 percent year on year to $83.1 million for the first quarter that ended on April 1. The retailer’s international net sales rose 9.3 percent to $14.1 million,...
Retail May 08, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile Names Harvey Kanter as President
Blue Nile appointed Harvey Kanter as its new president and chief executive, effective March 30, following the the resignation of Diane Irvine from the post in November 2011."Harvey brings a vibrant leadership style and...
Retail Mar 20, 2012 Deena Taylor
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Blue Nile to Present at Upcoming Morgan Stanley Conference
Blue Nile will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on February 27 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Presentations will be carried out by the company's chief executive, Vijay Talwar, and chief...
Financial-Legal Feb 21, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile's 4Q Sales -2%, Profit -32% to $4M
Blue Nile's fourth-quarter sales slipped 2.1 percent year on year to $112.3 million, while its cost of sales was flat at $89.1 million, for the three months that ended on January 1, 2012. Gross margin as a percentage...
Retail Feb 15, 2012 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile to Host Investor Day on Feb. 16
Blue Nile will host an analyst and investor day on Thursday, February 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. PDT at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington. The event, which will be broadcast live via webcast, will highlight...
Financial-Legal Jan 25, 2012 Ricci Dipshan
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Mirren Wears Blue Nile Pearl, Diamond Earrings at BAFTA
Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren wore Blue Nile's Tahitian pearl and diamond drop earrings for the BAFTA Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills, California. The earrings were from Blue Nile's "Extraordinary...
Marketing Dec 02, 2011 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile Promo Runs on LivingSocial for Cyber Monday
Blue Nile is partnering with LivingSocial on Cyber Monday, November 28, offering $200 worth of merchandise for $100 to the social network's local members in the U.S. The $200 for $100 offer will be listed as one...
Marketing Nov 21, 2011 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile Promotes New 'Eiros' Diamond Collection
Blue Nile created an exclusive ''Blue Nile eiros'' diamond collection that includes an engagement and wedding band, which draws inspiration from Greek word "eros," meaning love. The engagement rings feature elements of scrollwork,...
Marketing Nov 10, 2011 Jeff Miller
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Blue Nile's 3Q Profits Tumble, Diane Irvine Leaves
Blue Nile reported its third quarter sales rose 11 percent year on year to $74.9 million and cost of sales increased 14 percent to $60.1 million. While gross profit was basically flat, Blue Nile's net income...
Retail Nov 08, 2011 Jeff Miller
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