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ACS Welcomes Constructive Remedies Debate
- 13/12/2007
- ACS has taken part in a third hearing before the Competition Commission as part of their grocery market Inquiry.
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Dairy Price Fixing Highlights Market Power of Retailers
- 11/12/2007
- ACS has reacted to the news that supermarket firms Sainsburys and Asda, and Dairy firms Dairy Crest and Wiseman, have admitted being a part of a dairy price fixing group.
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ACS Publishes Response to Competition Commissions Provisional Findings
- 04/12/2007
- ACS has today published its response to the Competition Commission's Provisional Findings Report.
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ACS: "On The Spot Fines for Shop Theft Are Not a Deterrent"
- 29/11/2007
- ACS has called on Government to undertake an urgent review of fixed penalty notice policy. Following the publication of statistics that show that in 2006 the number of fixed penalty notices issued to shop thieves increased by 75%.
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ACS Makes Case on National Minimum Wage
- 28/11/2007
- ACS has given face-to-face evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) as part of the latest consultation on the National Minimum Wage. ACS has made a number of written submissions emphasising the impact any increases have on local shops.
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Action Needed to Tackle Adults that Supply Tobacco to Children
- 27/11/2007
- ACS is calling on the Government to bring in new laws to ban adults from buying tobacco for children and also a new law to deter young people from trying to deceive and intimidate retailers into selling tobacco to them when underage.
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ACS Attends Downing Street Talks
- 21/11/2007
- ACS attended talks this morning with Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to discuss the problems of under-age drinking and binge-drinking.
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Proposal for Positive Licensing of Tobacco in Scotland
- 19/11/2007
- Christine Grahame, Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP), has laid a Members Bill before Scottish Parliament proposing a licensing system for the sale of tobacco.
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More Thought Needed on Plastic Bag Ban
- 15/11/2007
- ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores), the voice of over 33,000 local shops, has responded to the decision by London Councils to lobby for a ban on free plastic bags in London.
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ACS Responds to Queen's Speech
- 06/11/2007
- ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) the voice of over 33,000 local shops has responded to the Queen's Speech. The Government's draft legislative programme, which was unveiled in July, focuses on crime, immigration and constitutional reform.
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Esso 'On the Run' Joins ACS
- 05/11/2007
- Esso have joined ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) with their On the Run convenience format.
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ACS Welcomes Step Forward in Grocery Market Inquiry
- 31/10/2007
- ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores), the voice of over 33,000 local shops, has responded to the Competition Commission's (CC) Provisional Findings.
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MP Talks Shop in Monmouth
- 17/10/2007
- Monmouthshire MP David TC Davies has visited Tew's Budgens on Cinderhill Street, Monmouth, to show his support for local shops serving the community.
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ACS Encouraged by Test Purchase Figures
- 11/10/2007
- ACS (Association of Convenience Stores), the campaigning voice of over 33,000 local shops, has welcomed the latest Government test purchase figures as a "positive step forward" in the fight to tackle underage drinking.
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ACS Elects Top Industry Figures as Chairman and Vice-Chairman
- 11/10/2007
- ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores), the campaigning voice of over 33,000 local shops, has elected Jerry Marwood as Chairman and Jonathan James as Vice Chairman.
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