All ACS articles – Page 23
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ACS opposes Welsh tobacco measures
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) reiterated its opposition to proposals in the Public Health Bill to introduce a tobacco register for retailers ahead of a debate on the Bill in the National Assembly for Wales on December 8. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Compliance with tobacco regulations in ...
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ACS calls for extension of rate discount
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to figures on business rate reliefs released by the Department for Communities and Local Government, calling for an extension of the business rate discount for small businesses. The figures show that local authorities granted £1,061m in relief under the Small Business Rate ...
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ACS backs Small Business Saturday
ACS is encouraging convenience store retailers to get involved in Small Business Saturday 2015, taking place this year on December 5th. Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. The day ...
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ACS unveils new training package
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is encouraging retailers to take advantage of a new platform to allow them to train their staff on Assured Advice. The platform, which has been developed by online learning company Bolt, will allow any ACS member to sign up to the Assured Advice scheme ...
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ACS urges chancellor to revamp rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the chancellor to take action on business rates, employment costs and drop proposals to devolve Sunday trading rules, in its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on November 25. Since the chancellor’s announcements of the introduction of a ...
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ACS welcomes business rates consultation
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed proposals from the Department of Communities and Local Government which aim to make the appeals system for business rates more efficient. The consultation was launched this week by High Streets Minister Marcus Jones, who claims that the plans will ensure businesses ...
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ACS keeps up fight on bag tax
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is continuing to urge the government to include smaller retailers in England’s single-use carrier bag charge after a government report shows Scotland’s universal charge has cut usage by 650 million bags in its first year. The figures, released by the Scottish government, show that ...
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Analysis
James Lowman - ACS chief executive
At the start of September, we launched our fourth annual Local Shop Report and it was great to see so many of you in Manchester to be among the first to get the information. One of the chapters looks at employment in our sector, and this year we reached 400,000 ...
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ACS warns over Living Wage
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has submitted new evidence to the Low Pay Commission, detailing the thousands of jobs that will be lost in the convenience sector as a result of the introduction of the National Living Wage in 2016. ACS has estimated that in 2016, the introduction of ...
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Government figures wrong protests ACS
Figures released by Government as part of a consultation on changes to Sunday Trading regulations have been dismissed as out of date and misleading, by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). ACS chief executive James Lowman said: "Every figure that the Government has put forward to justify the case for ...
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ACS publishes Local Shop Report
The ACS has published its 2015 Local Shop Report which will be sent to every MP to impress on them the value of the sector to communities and the economy. The report offers new information about the value that local shops provide their communities, as well as key information about ...
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ACS calls for stiffer sanctions for illicit tobacco
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on HM Revenue and Customs to impose stricter sanctions on retailers who are found to be selling illicit tobacco. Responding to the government’s consultation on sanctions to tackle illegal tobacco, ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The illicit tobacco market costs ...
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ACS publishes health and safety guidance
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has produced a comprehensive Assured Advice guide for ‘Managing Health and Safety’. It contains an overview of the risks and hazards a store will face on a day-to-day basis. Health and Safety can refer to anything which could potentially cause an accident in ...
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ACS report highlights value of high streets
New research released by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has revealed how the public, retailers and local councillors feel about their high streets. The Community Barometer shows that convenience stores and post offices were seen to be the services which had the most positive impact on their local community, ...
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NewsACS steps up fight on Living Wage
ACS is calling on retailers to respond its National Living Wage survey 2016 to inform the convenience sector’s response to the Low Pay Commission’s call for evidence on minimum wage and the new living rates. The chancellor, George Osborne, announced that from April next year, a new living wage of ...
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ACS claims case for Sunday Trading is flawed
Figures released by Government as part of a consultation on changes to Sunday Trading regulations have been dismissed as out of date and misleading, by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). In the consultation, Government uses the following statistics to justify its decision: Benefits equivalent to £1.4bn a year: ...
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ACS launches guidance on customers with disabilities
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has today launched new guidance for retailers on how to meet the needs of customers with disabilities. The guide has been developed in partnership with the Business Disability Forum, and covers a range of issues including wheelchair access, how to assist blind or visually ...
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Analysis
James Lowman - ACS Chief executive
Business rates are one of the biggest cost burdens on retailers, and while the government’s review of the system is a great opportunity, there will be winners and losers. It’s our job to explain why local shops should be net beneficiaries of the review. How do we think we can ...
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Living wage risks thousands of store closures says ACS
The future survival of thousands of convenience stores will be jeopardised by the introduction of the national living wage in April 2016, according to The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). New research by ACS shows that: the total cost of a £7.20 national living wage will be ...
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ACS opposes Sunday Trading proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has heavily criticised plans introduced in the Budget to allow local authorities to decide whether to remove Sunday Trading rules. During today’s Budget, the Chancellor confirmed that the Government will seek to devolve powers to change Sunday Trading rules to local authorities as part ...