Petters Group Worldwide is a privately-held company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota in the United States.^[1][2] They operate in various fields, including merchandising, emerging technologies and media and marketing. Location in Hennepin County Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Hennepin County Founded 1850s Incorporated 1956  - Mayor Jan Callison Area    - City  28. ... A coffee mug bearing the logo of a company or organization is a common practice in product merchandising. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Look up marketing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Amongst other things, they are known for purchasing failed (but well-known) companies for the value of their names. One such example was their 2005 purchase of the Polaroid Holding Company (formed when Bank One purchased the assets of the bankrupt Polaroid Corporation, including the "Polaroid" name itself).^[3] It also owns Sun Country Airlines. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. ... Bank One, based in Chicago, Illinois, was the sixth-largest bank in the United States. ... Sun Country Boeing 737-8Q8 N805SY (To learn about the computer language Sy, select Sy_language. ...

They have over 3200 employees worldwide.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Who we are", Petters Group website. Article retrieved 2006-11-30.
2. ^ "Contact info", Petters Group website. Article retrieved 2006-11-30.
3. ^ Polaroid and Petters Group Merge, livingroom.org.au. Article dated 2005-01-08, retrieved 2006-11-30.