All ACS articles – Page 32
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ACS welcomes red tape cuts
ACS has welcomed Business Secretary Vince Cable’s announcement today that a number of retail regulations will be cut.The proposals are the first results from the Red Tape Challenge, a public consultation that asked businesses and individuals which regulations are unnecessary and should be removed.The proposals include: simplifying the procedures for ...
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ACS to tackle key issues at Forecourt Seminar
The ACS Forecourt Seminar, chaired by Forecourt Trader editor Merril Boulton, aims to give essential insights to forecourt retailers and spark the debate on the most effective ways to succeed in a difficult market. To be held at the Walker’s Stadium in Leicester on July 7, this year’s seminar is ...
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ACS welcomes Lords call for changes to Localism Bill
Peers in the House of Lords have supported calls from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) to put retail diversity and sustainable development on the face of the Localism Bill.As part of the Bill’s second reading debate in the Lords, Lord McKenzie of Luton told peers that the recently published ...
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Jonathan James backs ACS claims of bullying tactics by energy companies
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year Jonathan James was interviewed about the bullying tactics of energy companies on Radio Cambridgeshire this morning. The interview happened on the day the Association of Convenience Stores revealed how basic rights afforded to domestic customers by energy companies are denied to small businesses, costing ...
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Fuels of the future in focus during ACS Summit11 at IFFE
The Association of Convenience Store’s annual Summit conference will run alongside IFFE this year and features a one-hour breakout session focusing on Fuels of the Future. ACS has partnered with RMI Petrol to give forecourt retailers an exclusive opportunity to debate the prospects of the sector in ...
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ACS delivers Budget advice on local shops to the Chancellor
The Association of Convenience Stores has set out a series of specific policy recommendations that Chancellor George Osborne can deliver for local shops in his Budget next month. ACS also reacted to the commitments made by banks following negotiations with Government about new funding for business lending. ...
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ACS warns of ’perfect storm’ threat to high streets
A perfect storm of aggressive supermarket expansion, poor planning laws and low investment could wipe out hundreds of British high streets, according to James Lowman, chief executive of the Association of Convenience Stores. Lowman was addressing a packed audience of forecourt and convenience retailers and suppliers at the Association’s Heart ...
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ACS calls on goverment to prevent business rate hike
Local shops are calling on the government to act to prevent a 4.7% hike in business rates in April 2011. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Retailers across the country simply can’t afford another hike in their business rates. The system for determining the rate of annual change in business ...
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Manor joins ACS
Top 50 independent retailer Manor Service Stations has joined the Association of Convenience Stores. Based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Manor Service Stations is number 21 on the latest Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies listing. It operates 12 sites in the UK, with a total fuel volume of 55mlpa. ...
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ACS launches Stop the Tobacco Display Ban campaign
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched a national campaign called Stop the Tobacco Display Ban. The postcard campaign aims to get retailers to lobby Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to overturn the legislation on the ban while plans are still being discussed by the government.ACS chief executive James Lowman ...
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ACS welcomes new ombudsman
The ACS has welcomed the Government’s decision to introduce a Grocery Code Adjudicator (GCA) to oversee the relationship between supermarkets and suppliers from as early as next year. In the announcement made this week, Ministers confirmed a departure from the Grocery Ombudsman proposed by the Competition Commission in 2008. The ...
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Get ready for ACS Summit
This year’s Association of Convenience Stores’ Summit will take place at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole at the NEC on Wednesday, May 5. The themes for the day are vision, creativity, risk and determination. Speakers include Tim Hurrell, chief executive of the Co-operative Food Group, ACS chief executive James ...
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Get your ACS Summit tickets
Tickets are available for the ACS Summit taking place on May 5th at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole. The Summit is the ACS’s flagship event which it says is the biggest of its kind in the convenience sector. According to ACS, the 2009 Summit attracted over 400 delegates representing retailers and ...
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ACS warns against weakened Ombudsman
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has warned of the risks of weakening the powers and independence of the proposed Grocery Ombudsman, and has urged ministers to implement faithfully the original recommendations of the Competition Commission. The comments come as ministers launched a 12 week consultation on the creation of ...
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ACS demands evidence for alcohol restrictions
The Association of Convenience Stores is concerned by the recommendations of the Health Select Committee’s report into alcohol, which includes a range of measures to restrict price, availability and marketing of alcohol. Of note is legislation to introduce a minimum price of 40p per unit and regulations to restrict alcohol ...
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New town centre policy weakens protection of UK high streets says ACS
Ministers have failed to convince local shops that their new high streets planning policy will promote town centres and protect small shops. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Ministers have claimed today that the new planning policy is tougher, will promote town centres and protect small shops, but the ...
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ACS warns against licensing upheaval
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has expressed concern over the Conservative Party’s proposals to make sweeping changes to the current alcohol licensing regime. The measures, laid out by Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling MP in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, could lead to unnecessary cost ...
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ACS urges caution over national ID card
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government to be cautious over claims that a national ID card would make a “significant difference” to preventing underage sales. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Retailers face a tough job preventing underage sales; this is made harder because ...
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NewsACS confirms Forecourt Seminar 2009 agenda
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has confirmed the agenda for its Forecourt Seminar 2009. Speakers include Stewart Samuel, IGD, Tony Evans from Christie + Co, Carol Smith, Ashdene Service Station, Spencer Marshall and Richard Box, both from JTI, Chris Mitchener, Licensing Solutions, Nick Vandervell, UK Petroleum Industry Association, ...
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ACS calls for free vote on tobacco display ban
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to give all backbenchers a free vote on whether to introduce a display ban on tobacco. The Association said its comments followed Monday’s Second Reading of the Health Bill in the House of Commons when the Conservative Shadow Health ...