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ACS backs calls for resources to help trading standards crack down on illicit trading
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is backing a call for more resources for trading standards, the local authority departments that enforce consumer protection legislation.
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ACS welcomes police progress on retail crime but urges further action
Progress on tackling the blight of retail crime, including by changing the way police officers respond to shop theft and violent incidents in stores, has been welcomed by ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores).
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ACS calls for better regulation of vaping market
The Association of Convenience Stores has called for better regulation of the vaping market in its response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation on tobacco and vaping restrictions, in particular to prevent youth access and encourage recycling.
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ACS welcomes new Retail Crime Action Plan to tackle prolific offenders
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the publication of the new Retail Crime Action Plan, which sets out the way that police should respond to and investigate thefts against convenience stores and other retail businesses
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ACS welcomes Labour commitment to get tougher on “epidemic” of shoplifting gangs
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a commitment from shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to get tougher on the “epidemic” of shoplifting gangs through the introduction of new sanctions for attacking a shopworker.
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ACS urges government to take action to avoid vacant properties
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government to take action to address the rise in vacant properties on high streets and in local communities.
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MFG director appointed to senior ACS role as Ramesh Shingadia becomes new chair
MFG finance director Maria Eaton has been appointed to a senior role on the board of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) as it also announced independent retailer Ramesh Shingadia was its new chair.
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Retailers and union form coalition to set out plan to curb shop theft
A coalition of business groups and shopworkers union Usdaw, representing tens of thousands of retailers and store colleagues, has written to police leaders in England and Wales setting out a three-point plan to turn the tide on shop theft.
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C-store retailers invested £646m in their businesses last year finds 2023 Local Shop Report
Convenience retailers have invested £646m in the past year to provide a wider range of services to their customers and to make a positive contribution to their communities, according to the 2023 Local Shop Report.
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ACS welcomes proposals for stricter regulation of vaping in Scotland
Plans for stricter regulation of vaping in Scotland have been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS)
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ACS urges Ofgem to clamp down on suppliers putting retailers on expensive deemed rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on energy regulator Ofgem to take urgent action to limit the way that suppliers can put non-domestic customers onto expensive deemed rates.
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ACS criticises government communication over major changes such as single-use plastic ban
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has submitted evidence to a government committee inquiry on waste, resources and recycling reforms, highlighting the need for proper lead times and planning when making major changes such as the introduction of deposit return schemes, extended producer responsibility, and single-use plastic bans.
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ACS welcomes new measures from the Treasury to protect access to cash
New measures introduced by the Treasury to protect free access to cash across the UK have been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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ACS launches website holding PCCs to account over business crime in their area
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched a new Business Crime Pledge Tracker detailing what every Police and Crime Commissioner in the UK is doing to tackle business crime in their area.
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ACS welcomes findings of CMA report into competition in the grocery market
An update from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on competition in the grocery market, reiterating the financial pressures that convenience retailers are facing with extraordinarily high costs, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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ACS calls on Low Pay Commission to set up emergency brake mechanism for pay rises
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Low Pay Commission to establish a new emergency brake mechanism for wage rates if increases have a negative impact on businesses and the wider market.
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ACS outlines principles of a well-designed DRS to Welsh cross party group
Local shops have urged members of the Senedd in Wales to ensure that the operation of a planned deposit return scheme in Wales should be consistent with schemes in the rest of the UK.
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ACS calls on authorities to tackle anti-social behaviour
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is marking ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) Awareness Week by highlighting the negative impact it has on the convenience sector and local communities.
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Legislation comes into force to protect consumers’ access to cash
The passing of new legislation to ensure a minimum level of free access to cash, ensuring people can continue to conveniently withdraw and deposit cash following the rapid rate of bank branch and ATM closures, has been welcomed by The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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Moves to target food hygiene enforcement welcomed by ACS
Proposals from the Food Standards Agency on modernising food hygiene enforcement activity, highlighting the importance of Assured Advice as a mark of a responsible business, have been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).