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BLUE NILE INC (NILE)

Blue Nile, Inc. operates as online retailer of diamonds, jewelry, and watches. The company's Web site showcases approximately 55,000 independently certified diamonds and 1,000 styles of fine jewelry, including rings, wedding bands, earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and watches. Blue Nile was founded in 1999. The company was incorporated as RockShop.com, Inc. in March 1999 and changed its name to Internet Diamonds, Inc. in June 1999. Further, it changed its name to Blue Nile, Inc. in November 1999. Blue Nile is headquartered Inseattle, Washington.

TIFFANY & CO (TIF)

Tiffany & Co., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and retailing of fine jewelry, timepieces, sterling silverware, china, crystal, stationery, fragrances, and personal accessories. The company distributes its products through company-operated stores, Internet, catalog, and business-to-business sales in the United States and internationally. It operates approximately 100 stores in the United States. The company was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in 1837 as Tiffany & Young and changed its name to Tiffany & Co. in 1853. Tiffany & Co. is based in New York City.

BIRKS & MAYORS INC (BMJ)

Birks & Mayors, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and retail of fine jewelry, time pieces, sterling silver, and gifts in North America. Its products include designer jewelry, rings, wedding bands, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, charms, baby jewelry, timepieces, and giftware, as well as diamonds, gemstones, and precious metal jewelry. The company also offers repair and custom design services. As of May 31, 2007, Birks & Mayors operated 67 luxury jewelry stores, including 38 stores under the Birks brand located in Canada; and 29 stores under the Mayors brand located in Florida and Georgia. It offers its products through retail stores, as well as catalogue and Internet. The company was founded in 1879. It was formerly known as Henry Birks & Sons, Inc. and changed its name to Birks & Mayors, Inc. in 2005. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

ZALE CORPORATION (ZLC)

Zale Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fine jewelry in North America. It offers fine jewelry, watches, and diamond products under the name ‘Zales Jewelers' in the U.S. The company also offers traditional jewelry under the brand name ‘Peoples Jewellers' in Canada. It operates ‘Zales the Diamond Store' outlet in North America and Puerto Rico. In addition, the company offers gold and silver products under the brand name ‘Piercing Pagoda' in the U.S. and ‘Peoples II' in Canada through mall-based kiosks and carts. These stores offer bracelets, earrings, charms, rings, and 14 karat and 10 karat gold chains, as well as silver and diamond jewelry. In addition, Zale Corporation provides insurance and reinsurance facilities for various types of insurance coverage. As of July 31, 2005, the company operated 1,464 specialty retail jewelry stores, 812 kiosks, and 69 carts in North America and Puerto Rico. Zale Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED COMMON SHARES (SIG)

Signet Group plc operates as a specialty retailer of jewelry, gold, watches, and gifts in the United States and the United Kingdom. As of August 31, 2005, Signet operated 1,781 specialty retail jewelry stores, which include 1,183 stores in the United States under Kay Jewelers, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry, and other names; and 598 stores in the United Kingdom under H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, and Leslie Davis names. The company was incorporated in England and Wales in 1950 as Ratners (Jewellers) Limited and changed its name to Ratners (Jewellers) Public Limited Company in 1981. Further, it changed name to Ratners Group plc in 1987 and to Signet Group plc in September 1993. Signet is based in London.