All ACS articles – Page 30
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ACS urges government to keep Sunday Trading regulations
ACS has called on the government to retain Sunday Trading regulations, after comments made by Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles suggested the government may review Sunday trading laws when the temporary relaxation of restrictions over the Olympics period comes to an end.ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “The ...
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Lord Prescott to address ACS crime prevention forum
Former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott will address the ACS Crime Prevention Forum in October as part of a session on prospective Police and Crime Commissioners.Labour Humberside candidate Lord Prescott will join Surrey Conservative candidate Julie Iiles and Andrew Smith, Liberal Democrat candidate for Sussex in talking to retailers about ...
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Retail accounting specialist joins ACS as associate member
CV Retail, Retail accounting specialist CV Retail has become an associate member of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). John Roberts, managing director of CV Retail said: “To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the convenience store market, we are delighted to be accredited as an associate member of the ACS”. ...
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ACS welcomes MPs’ rejection of unnecessary alcohol multi-buy ban
The Association of Convenience Stores has broadly welcomed the publication of the Health Committee’s report into the government’s Alcohol Strategy. MPs have called on the government to scrap plans to bring in a ban on multi-buy promotions and a sunset clause that would allow for the removal of minimum pricing ...
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ACS urges retailers to complete Minimum Wage Survey 2012
Local shops across the UK are being asked to provide evidence to understand the impact of the national minimum wage and other employment costs. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is encouraging retailers to spend a few minutes completing an online survey that probes the effects of an increase in ...
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ACS and Age UK seminar focuses on catering for older customers
Local shops have come together with Age UK charities from across the country to discuss how local shopping can meet the needs of older customers. At the joint ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) and Age UK Seminar James Lowman, ACS chief executive said: “Older customers account for a ...
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ACS makes submission on tobacco packaging consultation
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has made its submission to the Department of Health consultation opposing the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging in England, Wales and Scotland.The submission sets out concerns about the impact of service times, profitability and highlights concerns that it will fuel the illegal trade.ACS chief ...
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ACS welcomes HMRC plans to tackle alcohol duty fraud
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed plans by HMRC to introduce compulsory registration of alcohol wholesalers and duty stamps for beer as new measures to help tackle alcohol duty fraud. James Lowman, ACS chief executive, said duty fraud costs Government and retailers millions of pounds, with up to ...
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ACS and RMI Petrol team up for 2012 Forecourt Seminar
Current political issues affecting forecourt retailers, testimonials from successful emerging players in the sector and how the sector will continue to evolve over the next few years will be the key topics discussed at this year’s Forecourt Seminar. Jointly organised by the Association of Convenience Stores and RMI Petrol for ...
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ACS reveals ‘widespread abuse’ by energy companies
Energy companies are bullying their business customers into unfair contracts and overpaying, according to a survey published today by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The survey, which polled convenience store owners across the country, reveals that more than a third of those polled have been overcharged by their supplier ...
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ACS Oxford research highlights advantages of being independent
Communities and shoppers respond better to independent retailers than to major multiples, but only if they harness their advantages, according to new research from ACS and Said Business School at the University of Oxford.The paper has emerged from a long-running project to understand the economic and social contribution of local ...
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Alcohol licensing changes discriminatory, warns ACS
Planned changes to alcohol licensing rules could discriminate against small businesses and undermine growing partnerships, ACS Public Affairs Director, Shane Brennan, has warned the Local Government Association. He said: “Together the changes to alcohol licensing rules proposed mark a significant reduction in the rights of businesses that serve the local ...
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ACS reports alarming rise in c-store robberies
A significant increase in levels of staff theft and an alarming rise in the number of robberies in convenience stores over the past year has been revealed by the 2011 ACS Crime Survey. Over the course of 2011, the number of robberies increased by 102% from 207 to 419 in ...
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ACS & RMI join forces
RMI Petrol has joined the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) as affinity group members. The deal, which gives RMI Petrol the same standing in ACS policy-making as symbol group members, is aimed at giving independent forecourts retailers comprehensive representation.RMI Petrol chairman Brian Madderson said: "Joining ACS will give our members ...
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ACS and RMI Petrol join forces to help forecourt stores
RMI Petrol has joined the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) as affinity group members. The deal, which gives RMI Petrol the same standing in ACS policy-making as symbol group members, takes effect from April 1 and is aimed at giving independent forecourt retailers comprehensive representation for their businesses.RMI Petrol chairman ...
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Budget is devastating for small retail businesses, says ACS
ACS has condemned the Government’s decision to allow large stores to open late on Sundays during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is estimated will cost small stores of £480million. In response to today’s Budget speech by Chancellor George Osborne, James Lowman, ACS chief executive said: “This Budget is devastating ...
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ACS’ Budget submission urges 2% cap on business rates rise
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is urging Chancellor George Osborne to take action in the Budget to stop the 5.6% increase in business rates, with the aid of new research conducted among local shop owners across the country. The polling reveals: * 42% of retailers plan to increase product ...
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ACS urges government to cap business rates rise
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has written to Ministers calling for more help for local shops set to pay a whacking 5.6% rates increase from April.ACS is following up a Parliamentary answer from Bob Neill MP, Minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government, stating that the government ...
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ACS launches campaign for business rates cap
A campaign to cap the annual business rates increase at 2%, in line with Government targets for inflation, is being launched by the ACS today. Annual rates increases are currently based on Retail Price Index inflation figures from the previous September, and with RPI recorded at unusually high levels in ...
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Tackling retail crime is vital, says ACS
New figures showing the increasing cost of retail crime and the alarming increase in reported verbal and physical abuse of retail workers are evidence of the need for government, Police and communities to take retail crime seriously, says the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).Figures released by the British Retail Consortium ...