Public Relations Emergency: Shaw’s Supermarkets
Assignment A
• Civil Disorders:
o Fighting in the store
o Massive looting and shoplifting
• Labor Unrest:
o Union strike (Supermarket Worker’s Union)
• Crime:
o Any criminal action taken against the company
? Arson
? Theft
• Government Actions:
o Raising cost of food prices
o Tariffs on foreign foods
• System or Product Failure:
o Contaminated foods or products
o Outdated foods
o Sub-par foods
• Acts of God:
o Shaw’s depends on many different country’s food products
o Storms could ruin farmers crops
o A severe winter could hinder produce production
o Flooding could close stores
• Political Disorder:
o When dealing with Central American countries that are amid political unrest, we must be prepared
? A governmental overthrow could change how we get our products
? It could also affect the cost of our suppliers
• Technological catastrophes:
o Stolen wireless information
o Stolen credit card numbers and social security numbers
• Lawsuits and Financial:
o Slip and fall lawsuits
o Food poisoning lawsuits
o Workers getting injured
o Workers c ...