All ACS articles – Page 12
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NewsGovernment consults on allowing cashback without a purchase
A consultation on proposals to allow shops to provide cashbacks without a purchase has been announced by the Government.
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NewsGovernment praises convenience retailers work during pandemic
Convenience retailers vital role in supporting customers during the pandemic has been praised by the Government.
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NewsUrgent action called for from government to ensure supply of tobacco products
Trade associations for the retail and wholesale sectors are calling for urgent action from the Government to ensure the supply of tobacco products.
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NewsACS welcomes additional funding to step up enforcement of Covid-19 rules
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed additional funding for police forces and local councils to step up enforcement of Covid-19 regulations, and has called for support for retailers and staff facing abuse in stores.
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NewsWelsh minister calls on police to ensure convenience retailers receive support
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a letter from Welsh environment minister Lesley Griffiths, calling on chief constables to ensure that there is proper support for the 3,000 convenience stores in Wales when dealing with Covid-19 restrictions.
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NewsACS welcomes Treasury and HMRC call for evidence on the alcohol duty system
A new call for evidence launched by the Treasury and HMRC on the alcohol duty system has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores.
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NewsACS welcomes progress on delaying next business rates evaluation
Progress on plans to postpone the next re-evaluation of business rates has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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NewsShop staff working behind perspex screens exempted from wearing face covering
Shop staff working behind perspex screens will not have to wear a face covering after the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) clarified guidance it issued on Tuesday.
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NewsFace covering for retail staff made mandatory from Thursday
From Thursday September 24, all colleagues working in retail will have to wear a face covering, under new restrictions aimed at helping to slow the spread of Covid-19 announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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NewsACS welcomes extension of ban on business evictions to the end of the year
An extension of the ban on business evictions to the end of the year, announced by communities Secretary Robert Jenrick, has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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NewsACS calls for tougher sentences for violence against shopworkers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for sentencing guidelines to do more to address violence against shopworkers, and for penalties to better reflect both the physical and psychological impact on victims.
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NewsACS responds to post-pandemic tax inquiry
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has responded to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee on the implications of Covid-19 on tax policy.
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NewsKey role of convenience sector highlighted in latest ACS Local Shop Report
The convenience sector has generated £44.7bn in sales over the past year, according to the 2020 Local Shop Report just published by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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NewsACS issues new guidance on legal retailer requirements for disabled customers
The Association of Convenience Stores) is promoting new guidance for retailers developed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on meeting legal requirements towards disabled customers.
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NewsACS welcomes extension of plastic bag charge
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the extension of the plastic bag charge to include all retailers.
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NewsACS supports petition calling for law change on violence against shopworkers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is supporting a petition from shopworkers union Usdaw calling on the Government to introduce legislation to protect shopworkers from violence and abuse.
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NewsACS and Alzheimer’s Society training more Dementia Friends in c-store sector
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is working in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society to host a number of online training sessions to create more Dementia Friends in the convenience sector.
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NewsACS prepared to engage with authorities over new planning system
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has pledged to work with the government and local authorities to make sure the planning system works for communities and the retailers who serve them.
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NewsACS welcomes recommendation to ensure small shops are well supplied
A report by MPs highlighting the value of local shops providing food supplies to local communities at the start of the Covid-19 outbreak has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
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NewsObesity strategy could challenge key local stores, says ACS
A national obesity strategy must consider the impact on small stores providing a key service to local communities, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) said today following the release of government plans to ban ‘buy one get one free’ promotions and restrict the siting of high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products.