7-Eleven Franchisees Experiencing ‘Chronic Understaffing’ Despite Wage Increases

• Supply Chain disruptions could hinder Nestle’s ability to achieve its sustainability goals
• Inflation and economic disruptions could encourage Nestle to cut costs and slow sustainability plans

• Winning the hearts and minds of younger generations ensures future loyal customers and future business growth
• Having a positive brand image

• Nestle has a significant environmental footprint
• Nestle’s immense size and diversified portfolio make it challenging to achieve the sustainability goals

• As the largest food and beverage company on the planet, Nestle has the necessary resources to reach its sustainability goals
• Because of the ongoing sustainability practices, peak Carbon is behind and is getting lower every year

• 7-Eleven Franchisees are being squeezed by the staffing crisis and the terms of the franchise agreement. 
• Employees had to work overtime because of ‘Chronic Understaffing’. 

• Offer a competitive wage to their employees. 
• Lower their standards for new hires. 

• The royalty structure for 7-Eleven franchisees hasn’t changed. 
• The company’s franchise agreement requires that franchisees pay a graduated gross profit split in exchange for their right to operate. For some franchisees, the portion of the gross profit split, or royalty, can be greater than 59%. 

• Franchisees are able to offer a competitive wage to their employees based on their current contractual gross profit split with Irving, Texas-based franchisor 7-Eleven Inc. 
• 7-Eleven provides recruitment tools such as Hire Right, which franchisees can use to help recruitment. 

• Gaming company all over the world has a semiconductor supply shortage because of covid and they will have a potential shortage of part 
• The Nintendo company would not have enough stock for higher demands in the future

• Nintendo company has the necessary material for the immediate production of semiconductors for switches.
• Other gaming companies have the same problem which means Nintendo does not have competitors. 

• Potential production of Switch pro which will lead to a higher profit 
• Higher demand will lead to a positive price match

• No solutions for the semiconductor shortage
• Japan and other area's higher demand will cause the retailers in the future have a shortage

• Poor public infrastructure will affect UPS's productivity and loss of profits.
• Online vendors like Amazon want to develop their own shipping network.

• Autonomous vehicles might be a good solution to solve delivery delays and the additional cost of gasoline.
• Reconsidering the supply chain and making an efficient delivery plan might be a solution to solve the sustainability problem.

• UPS has a serious environmental problem because they emit about 30 million metric tons of greenhouse gas each year.
• The information of customers’ packages is exposed to the online database. This information has a risk to be sold to other companies.

• UPS has already become a well-known brand and one of the biggest parcel companies and has some loyal customers
• UPS is a warm company, and it really cares about its employees’ working experience.

• Amazon is planning on developing its own shipping network instead of relying on UPS as one of their couriers
• Poor infrastructure results in a loss of profit and a decrease in productivity and efficiency

• Autonomous vehicles help cut down travel time and excessive cost of gasoline
• Replan the entire supply chain to boost productivity and efficiency

• Sustainability issues where 30 million metric tons of greenhouse gases are emitted each year
• Customer privacy concerns where data is shared across the database. Data is in a “dirty pool” rather than a “clean system.”

• Cares about employees' comfort and modifies company culture to make employees more at ease
• Adapts quickly to the world’s changes and stays nimble during the pandemic to keep the company and the world going

• The global shipping industry is under stress and energy price increases will lead to the increase in transportation costs.
• Strong inflationary pressure will extend and the inflation period is unknown.

• Younger customers are concerned about sustainability and will influence their purchasing decisions. If you can win their hearts and minds, then you can gain market share.
• Younger consumers will come into prime earning and consuming years, which will drive purchasing power.

• Nestle has a significant environment footprint, and its greenhouse gas emissions are still high.
• Not all things and activities are included in the scope of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

• As the largest food and beverage company, Nestle has always been committed to sustainability and has set clear goals for environmental protection.
• Nestle’s  carbon footprint is decreasing.

• Nintendo is facing a shortage of semiconductors, which is a key component to produce the hybrid console.
• Nintendo might not be able to meet ongoing demands for Switch because of the worldwide covid crisis.

• The whole gaming industry is influenced by the covid-19.
• Some fans are turning their attention to the Nintendo Switch Pro, which can increase the popularity of their new products.

• They have not found any solution to the supply shortage of semiconductors.
• Nintendo might not be able to prepare enough for retail stores in the future in Japan and other countries because of the large demand.

• Nintendo has stored the necessary materials for the immediate production of semiconductors for switches.

• All systems will be depended on the quality of people that will be recruited, which the recruiting process will become extremely important
• Put BBC into a ‘no hiding place’, that the system will be extremely open, 

• The new system can fixed the ‘flawed’ in the trust and be able to self-regulated
• The new govern board can increase supervision effort 

• The new Chairman has little experience in media business
• It is controversial, if the system fail, there will be a lot of criticisms

• If there is a problem, we know where to find responsibility in the new single board 
• The regulatory strength will be improved largely to responsible for any emergency and controversial cases 

1. TOWS Analysis

• A global semiconductor supply shortage in the gaming industry because of COVID-19.
• Nintendo Switch faces strong rivals, such as Xbox Series XIS and PS5, to share its target market.

• The demand for gaming consoles has soared in these years.
• Nintendo has reasonable cause to raise the price in short supply. 

• Nintendo's product stock shortages could not meet the ongoing demands and orders.

• Nintendo has a significant number of loyal fans and users.
• Nintendo was able to secure the necessary materials for the immediate production of semiconductors for switches.

• The leadership style of Ulf Mark Schneider cannot be adopted by the international branch office.  
• Young customers usually prefer an unfamiliar brand that is new to them. If Nestle cannot address more young customers then it is possible to result in an economic loss.

• A new potential customer population can change the current image of Nestle, which will provide more profit to the company.
• The company will new strategy can attract more young talents.

• Nestle is a brand with a long history, and it is not easy to engage with the younger population.
• Nestle is a large company, and it is not easy to adopt changes.

• Nestle has a stable customer population in the market, which can support the company when Nestle announces any new product.
• Nestle has a strong brand image in the international market.

1. Due to the impact of the Covid-19, the overall economic downturn, weak consumption, the overall purchasing power of customers decreased, and the overall cost of manufacturing industry increased
2. People travel less and the demand for sportswear decreases.

1. As the epidemic became less dangerous, people started to go out more often because they were really stuck at home for too long and people were getting tired of living at home. 

1. Adidas is a large international brand, with a good brand image and influence this advantage，which has an inherent advantage of attracting a large number of customers.
2. People are tired of the life of online shopping at home all the time, the long-suppressed desire to consume is slowly being released.