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Nike races into the metaverse with acquisition of NFT studio RTFKT

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In December 2019, the brand patented Cryptokicks, a blockchain-enabled system that assigns NFTs to physical sneakers to verify their authenticity and ownership. Nike has made several significant moves to ensure it is ready for Web 3.0 and the metaverse. It also has collaborated with Fortnite and Roblox.

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Retail Spaces That Build Community

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Retail's Seismic Shift, 2019. ). While you are assessing what your brand is trying to promote you will want to think about how to pull together a community through your retail environment using your product/purpose/movement. community-oriented retail environment for your next brand experience build out. They need reinvention.