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    • Retailers Rally against Tobacco Ban D-Day

    • 29/05/2009
    • ACS is calling on retailers to rally ahead of tobacco display ban D-day on 8th June when the Health Bill, which contains provisions to ban the display of tobacco, enters the House of Commons for its final stages.
     

    • Trade Bodies Urge Statutory Grocery Ombudsman

    • 28/05/2009
    • Trade organisations representing local shops and wholesalers have called on the Competition Commission to act swiftly and decisively to introduce an Ombudsman to tackle excessive use of buyer power by major grocery retailers.
     

    • Comprehensive Retail Support for a Full Market Investigation

    • 20/05/2009
    • The Association of News Retailing (ANR) and the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) are calling on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to refer the newspaper and magazine industry to the Competition Commission (CC) for a full market investigation
     

    • ACS Concerned Over 'Confusing' Alcohol Code

    • 14/05/2009
    • ACS, representing 33,000 convenience stores that would be affected by the code, has urged Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to think carefully about the confusion that these changes will bring into the Licensing system.
     
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    • ACS Welcomes Minimum Wage Restraint

    • 12/05/2009
    • ACS has welcomed the restraint shown by the Low Pay Commission and Government in introducing the lowest ever annual increase in the national minimum wage since it came in.
     

    • ACS Fights On Against Tobacco Display Ban

    • 07/05/2009
    • ACS has pledged to continue its campaign for common sense on the tobacco display ban. The amendment to remove the ban on tobacco display was defeated in the House of Lords by a margin of 204 to 110.
     

    • ACS Pledges to Fight for Retail Diversity

    • 06/05/2009
    • ACS has committed to lead the fight for retail diversity after the publication of a new approach to town centre planning has left retailers feeling 'uneasy'.
     

    • Val Newman Crowned ACS Community Hero 2009

    • 01/05/2009
    • After a record vote and some stiff competition, our congratulations go to Val Newman of Tamar View Community Co-op, Plymouth. Val was presented with her £1000 prize at the ACS Summit Gala Dinner.
     

    • Optimism for the Future at ACS Summit 09

    • 30/04/2009
    • The convenience industry came together in Birmingham today to take part in ACS Summit 09. The event, which is the centrepiece of the convenience calendar, gave 400 delegates the chance to discuss the main opportunities and challenges the industry faces.
     
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    • Crumbs of Comfort for Local Retailers As Tax Rises Loom

    • 22/04/2009
    • ACS the campaigning voice of over 33,000 local shops has welcomed steps to support trade credit insurance in the Budget, but has warned that the Chancellor's failure to act to prevent tax rises will hurt local shops.
     
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