Online retail giant Blue Nile Inc. is expanding into a dozen international markets, the company announced today. In addition to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland, Blue Nile now will ship to Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and Taiwan. The expansion comes as the Seattle-based company experiences rapid growth, even as its brick-and-mortar counterparts struggle to make sales in tough economic times.

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