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Ticketmaster to sell tickets at MN Walmart stores

Music and sports fans now will be able to buy concert tickets at Walmart stores in the Minnesota area. Just don't expect a discount.

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Customers will be able browse available tickets for upcoming events. Then a Walmart employee will help complete the transaction and immediately print the tickets.

“By integrating ticketing into Walmart stores, we are able to offer fans this very convenient way to learn about upcoming events, purchase and take home tickets without leaving their neighborhood,” Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard said in a statement. “In addition, Ticketmaster will continue to work closely with our clients to create exclusive high value offers for Walmart customers.”

The participating Walmart stores in Minnesota will include those in Apple Valley, Austin, Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Cambridge, Coon Rapids, Dilworth, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Forest Lake, Fridley, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Mankato, Maple Grove, Monticello, Oak Park Heights, Rochester (two), Sauk Centre, Shakopee, St. Anthony, St. Cloud, St. Paul (Midway),Vadnais Heights, West St. Paul, Woodbury. There also two locations in North Dakota and seven in western Wisconsin.

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