| 32.50 Data as of May 17 | +0.94 / +2.98%Today’s Change | 22.94 Today|||52-Week Range 43.54 | -15.54% Year-to-Date |
| SECTOR Retail Trade | INDUSTRY Internet Retail | MARKET CAP $402.8M |
Company Description
Blue Nile, Inc. is an online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry. The company provides consumers with a superior way to buy engagement rings, wedding rings and fine jewelry. It offers in-depth educational materials and unique online tools that place consumers in control of the jewelry shopping process. The firm specializes in the customization of diamond jewelry, which offers customers the ability to customize diamond rings, pendants and earrings. The company through its websites features an interactive search functionality that allows the customers to quickly find the products that meet their needs from the broad selection of diamonds and fine jewelry. It was founded by Mark Christopher Vadon and Ben Elowitz on March 18, 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.
Employees

Shareholders
| Mutual fund holders | 64.80% |
| Other institutional | 56.28% |
| Individual stakeholders | 31.71% |
Top Executives
| Mark C. Vadon, MBA | Chairman |
| Harvey S. Kanter, MBA | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director |
| Dwight Gaston, MBA | Senior Vice President-Operations |
| David Bradley Binder | Chief Financial Officer |
| Jon Sainsbury | Vice President & Head-Strategy |