Surge Holdings Inc (OTCMKTS:SURG) announced Tuesday that its marketplace system has secured the exclusive right to distribute a new Sonic the Hedgehog branded candy.
The SurgePays marketplace, which provides its network of convenience stores, bodegas and corner stores with access to products, will offer Sonic the Hedgehog Golden Rings Gummies starting in January.
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The release of the candy is coming roughly a month ahead of the highly anticipated Paramount Pictures film “Sonic the Hedgehog,” set to hit theaters on February 14.
Surge Holdings is a Memphis-based retail supply chain company that provides a marketplace platform for local retailers and telecom and financial services for the unbanked and underbanked.
The company's stock ended Tuesday 2.5% higher at $0.31 a share in New York.
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