Dairy Queen opens NFT pop-up retailer in China

by Jeremy

Dairy Queen is partnering with native nonfungible token undertaking Weirdo Ghost Gang (WGG) to create a pop-up NFT retailer in Chengdu, China.

Based on a press launch seen by Cointelegraph, the “Ice and Snow Season” themed pop-up retailer is scheduled to run from Nov. 15 to Dec. 31 and can characteristic a wide range of co-branded merchandise, reminiscent of a Dairy Queen-WGG themed ice cream. As well as, WGG NFT holders will obtain unique perks as a part of the three way partnership. The undertaking has a big following amongst customers within the Asia-Pacific area.

The Chunxi Highway in Chengdu the place the Dairy Queen-WGG NFT retailer will open. (Supply: Wikipedia)

“Past merely showcasing Dairy Queen’s ongoing efforts in new media digital advertising and marketing, this collaboration additionally serves to supply customers a extra nuanced understanding of the NFT artwork IP, WGG, leading to enhanced experiences and connections,” the discharge states. The WGG assortment options 5,555 “Lil Ghosts” NFTs created by Hong Kong Web3 holding firm ManesLab in 2021. The gathering has surpassed 21,510 Ether (ETH) ($43.5 million) in buying and selling quantity since inception. Its present ground value is 0.485 ETH ($995.2).

In August, WGG launched the “Metropolis Celebration Map – Shanghai Station” occasion with native meals retailer Jiujiu Duck Neck to supply reductions for NFT holders at greater than 200 of its retail shops. Final month, the undertaking introduced the “Ghost Season” occasion at Beijing’s prosperous procuring hub The Field, displaying its NFT artwork on 3D screens for consumers. 

Amid a extreme crypto winter, many NFT tasks have turned to partnerships with Web2 and even conventional brick-and-mortar companies for advertising and marketing collaboration. In March, the Wassies by Wassies NFT Assortment opened a namesake pop-up lodge in Singapore. The lodge ran till September and supplied Wassie-themed rooms for round $100 per night time. 

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