All ACS articles – Page 22
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ACS calls for greater enforcement over tobacco
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for greater enforcement action against criminals dealing in illicit tobacco products. It was responding to a report by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) that illicit tobacco products worth almost £1m were seized during its latest England-wide operation, an increase of 18% ...
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ACS questions soft drinks tax plans
The Association of Convenience Stores has questioned aspects of the Government’s newly published Childhood Obesity strategy, which includes plans for a levy on soft drinks manufacturers that produce high sugar products in addition to a range of other measures. The measures announced include: Introducing a soft drinks industry levy ...
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ACS welcomes sentencing proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed proposed changes to the way that magistrates deal with alcohol-related offences. It was responding to proposals in the Sentencing Council’s consultation on guidelines for alcohol sale offences. The consultation looks at the guidance that magistrates are provided when deciding on the appropriate ...
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ACS issues guide on local engagement
High streets minister Andrew Percy has welcomed new guidance for convenience store retailers on engaging with different local decision makers in their area. The guidance, released by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), aims to support convenience retailers in understanding the shift toward more local decision making, give them the ...
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Applegreen NACS win
Applegreen has won the NACS Insight 2016 International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award for its recently opened M1 Lisburn Motorway Service Area in Northern Ireland. The award, sponsored by Accenture, was presented during the NACS Insight Convenience Summit Europe in London on June 9 at this year’s International ...
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James Lowman: ACS chief executive
Over recent years, the forecourt and convenience sectors have been merging closer together, with more stores now considering themselves to be ’convenience plus fuel’ rather than primarily traditional fuel retailers. This has led to the emergence of hundreds of fantastic new store formats that often lead the rest of the ...
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ACS presents evidence on National Living Wage
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has presented evidence to the Low Pay Commission on the impact of the National Living Wage, urging the Commission to consider how sustainable the Government target of 60% of median earnings by 2020 is. Responses from the 2016 ACS National Living Wage survey have ...
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ACS welcomes business rates proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed recommendations from the Department for Communities and Local Government for a more transparent, streamlined appeals process for the business rates system. The proposals came in the ministry’s response to a consultation on reforming business rates. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We ...
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ACS wants more from Ofgem
ACS is calling on Ofgem to introduce a TPI (third party intermediaries) Code of Practice following publication of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) final report on reforms to the energy market. The CMA’s two-year investigation recommended a range of changes to make both the domestic and non-domestic energy markets ...
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ACS consults members over living wage
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched its 2016 National Living Wage and Minimum Wage survey as part of its evidence gathering process for a submission to the Low Pay Commission. The Commission has been tasked with looking at the impact of the introduction of the £7.20 per hour ...
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ACS welcomes retail banking report
A report into retail banking services by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). ACS supports the CMA’s provisional recommendations to encourage competition among retail banks, improve transparency in finance offers, and make it easier for businesses to compare and switch ...
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ACS warning over Psychoactive Substances Act
New legislation on ‘legal highs’ that came into force today (May 26) has implications for many convenience stores, the ACS has warned. The primary purpose of the Psychoactive Substances Act is to stop the sale of items that are commonly known as ‘legal highs’. However, a new guide on the ...
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ACS welcomes planning reform proposals
The Government’s response to a consultation on removing barriers to business growth in the planning system has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We are pleased that the Government has recognised the need for reform of the planning system to support ...
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Engage with new commissioners urges ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on convenience retailers to engage with their newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners and work with them on raising the profile and importance of crime against their businesses, especially on the issue of penalties for shop theft offences. Ahead of the elections ...
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ACS calls for consistent local enforcement
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to go further in its Red Tape Review to ensure that local authorities are consistent in their approach to enforcement, as well as removing the costly and unnecessary burdens experienced by licensed retailers. In the submission, ACS welcomes the ...
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Issa brothers win NACS accolade
Euro Garages co-CEOs Zuber and Mohsin Issa have won a prestigious award presented by NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores) in the US. They have been have jointly named the 2016 NACS Insight European Convenience Industry Leader of the Year, and the award will be presented at the Convenience Summit ...
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ACS calls for support for rural stores
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to a Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on rural planning, calling on the department to ensure that the planning system supports the growth and retention of rural convenience stores. The submission notes that over a third of stores are based ...
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ACS calls for greater engagement
ACS chief executive James Lowman has called on the convenience sector to engage with local decision makers to establish their community credentials and make sure the economic role of local shops is understood. In his introductory remarks at Summit’16, Lowman predicted that local public health interventions on alcohol, tobacco and ...
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Greene steps down from ACS board
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has announced that forecourt veteran Mike Greene, its former chairman and now the CEO of the My Local chain of convenience stores, has stepped down from its board. Greene chose to step down as both he and My Local’s trading director Neil Turton were ...
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ACS welcomes energy market proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed proposals to end rollover contracts in the energy market and ensure that small businesses are provided with competitive quotes for their gas and electricity. It was responding to the Competition and Market Authority’s consultation on its energy market investigation. The investigation, which ...