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    • Welsh Bag Tax Will Hit Local Shops Hardest

    • 03/06/2010
    • As the Environment Minister publishes the detail of long held plans to impose a ‘bag tax’ on Welsh consumers, ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) have expressed concerns about the impact the tax will have on local and high street shops.
     

    • Limits on Number of Licenses Would Threaten Local Shops

    • 02/06/2010
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has warned that local shops could close if proposals announced today by NICE (the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) to limit the number of alcohol licences in a given area became Government policy.
     

    • ACS Urges Government to Fill ID Vacuum

    • 25/05/2010
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has expressed its concerns about the implications of the Government’s decision to scrap ID cards following today’s Queen’s Speech, where the coalition has set out its legislative agenda.
     
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    • ACS Invites Local Retailers to Luton Event

    • 20/05/2010
    • ACS are hosting a ‘Going Local’ event in Luton on Friday 18th June, specifically for those retailers operating within Luton or nearby areas. Attendance is free to all.
     

    • ACS Welcome “Positive Agenda” of New Coalition Government

    • 20/05/2010
    • On the day that the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister published the Coalition Agreement setting out their policy platform, ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has pledged to work with the new Government to help implement its agenda.
     

    • ACS Sets Agenda for New Government

    • 12/05/2010
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has stressed the need for consensus in a Hung Parliament on the issues affecting local shops.
     

    • Dee Patel Wins 2010 Community Heroes Award

    • 11/05/2010
    • ACS crowned its 2010 Community Hero at the Gala Dinner of this year’s Summit event. The winner, Dee’s Budgens, triumphed over three other worthy finalists in what was certainly the most competitive year yet.
     
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    • Independent Supermarket Ombudsman is Right Way Forward

    • 29/04/2010
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has insisted that independence is vital to the credibility and effectiveness of a supermarket regulator in a submission to Government consultation made today.
     
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    • ACS Calls on Candidates to Back Local Shops

    • 15/04/2010
    • As the major parties unveil their election manifestos, ACS has written to parliamentary candidates across England and Wales to ask for their support in recognising the contribution that local shops make to communities and the economy.
     
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