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Blue Nile Inc.
Type	Public (NASDAQ)
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA
Key people	CEO: Diane Irvine
Industry	Retail
Products	Diamonds & Jewelry
Revenue	$319 million USD (Dec 2007)
Employees	191^[1]
Website	www.bluenile.com

Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE) is an online retailer of jewelry, including diamonds. Blue Nile was founded in 1999 and today is the largest online retailer of certified diamonds. Internet Retailer magazine listed Blue Nile as the web leader in the Jewelry category for 2007, and Forbes magazine has listed Blue Nile as its favorite online jeweler 2000-2006.

Blue Nile is based in Seattle, Washington. Blue Nile competes with traditional jewelry stores such as Tiffany & Co., and Cartier and also online retailer stores such as WorldJewels.com, AnzorJewelryCorp.com, Ice.com, and TowerOfJewels.com.