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Verizon Activates 5G In Chicago And Minneapolis, More Cities To Follow This Year

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Verizon has activated its 5G wireless network in Chicago and Minneapolis, the company announced on Wednesday (April 3), and it plans to roll it out to 30 more markets by the end of the year, according to a report by CNBC. AT&T has plans to release its own 5G network, and it’s currently marketing it with the 5G+ Network brand.

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Mars Taps Into Experiences Market With Interactive M&M’s Stores

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The stores will be located at Minneapolis’ Mall of America, Orlando’s Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort and in Berlin, Germany, Fox Business reported. There is a role brands need to play to bring it to life outside of that aisle , which is why these M&M’s stores are so important.”. and around the world by next year.

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3M Anti-Counterfeit Campaign Targets Respirator Knockoffs

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The Minneapolis-based giant said on Monday (Oct. million counterfeit respirators that were being falsely marketed as made by 3M. Independently of 3M, Amazon in August announced the expansion of its Project Zero anti-counterfeit campaign, aimed at rooting out fake versions of a wide array of products and brands.

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Intel Acquires Canada’s Smart Edge For $27M To Advance 5G 

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Intel is the right company and brand to advance and scale Smart Edge’s software solution,” Kevin Shank, CEO of Pivot Technology, said in the post. We look forward to collaborating with Intel to develop and take to market many new edge computing use cases.”.

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Buy Now Pay Later Startup Sezzle Tops 1M Active Customers

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Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Sezzle’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform is in the U.S. BNPL providers are seeing market growth and new funding opportunities. Digital payments FinTech startup Sezzle announced on Monday (Feb. 10) that it topped 1 million active customers. .

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Digital-First Economy Redefines Retail And Consumer Behavior

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Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands drove into the pandemic and adapted to it to catch the digital shift. These are the brands that have either created new product categories, new business models or pivots on their previous business models. Adore Me, for example, was a thriving eCommerce brand before the pandemic. D2C Explodes.

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Hormel Selling Bacon Via VR

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Late last month, consumer packaged goods company Hormel launched a VR marketing campaign for its selection of bacon products. The VR experience was created in conjunction with marketing agencies BBDO Minneapolis and Made in Haus. Now for some virtual reality news that every carnivore can get excited for.