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1. • ACS Welcomes Sentencing U-Turn

   • 11/12/2008
   • ACS has welcomed the Sentencing Advisory Panel's announcement that custody will remain a sanction for repeat shop thieves.

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2. • Retailer Dismay at Scores on the Doors Decision

   • 11/12/2008
   • ACS has expressed its disappointment with the decision by the Food Standards Agency Board to pursue a five 'star' (six tier) 'Scores on the Doors' food hygiene information scheme in England and Wales.

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3. • Not Necessary to Certificate 'Lads Mags' Says ANR

   • 10/12/2008
   • ANR has today claimed that calls for 'Lads Mags' to be given '18' certificates are unnecessary, and will result in needless regulation at a time when news retailers are already dealing with the deepening recession.

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4. • Tobacco Display Gimmick Conceals Lack of Credible Smoking Strategy

   • 09/12/2008
   • ACS has reacted angrily to the Government's announcement that they intend to require retail outlets to remove cigarette displays. This decision will lead to cost and disruption to tens of thousands of retail businesses of all sizes.

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5. • ACS Welcomes Government Focus on Irresponsible Drinkers

   • 03/12/2008
   • ACS has welcomed the Government's commitment to strengthen sanctions against individuals who use alcohol irresponsibly.

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6. • Convenience Retailers Tell Low Pay Commission about National Minimum Wage Impact

   • 02/12/2008
   • An ACS delegation including independent retailers Jonathan James and Jonathan Clarke today met with the Low Pay Commission as part of the consultation on the National Minimum Wage rates for 2009/10 and 2010/11.

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7. • ACS Wins Latest Battle on In-Store Music

   • 26/11/2008
   • Following a High Court Ruling on the charging regime for the broadcast of radio and recorded music in shops, retailers are one step closer to a fairer deal on licence fees.

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8. • Pre-Budget Fails To Make Real Impact for Convenience Retailers

   • 25/11/2008
   • ACS has reacted to the Pre-Budget report expressing disappointment that the Chancellor did not go further in reducing the cost burden on retailers.

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9. • Tobacco Smuggling Strategy Has To Deliver Real Changes in Communities

   • 25/11/2008
   • ACS has welcomed to the publication of a revised Tackling Tobacco Smuggling Strategy. The strategy outlines the reorganisation of enforcement against smugglers between the UK Border Agency and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

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10. • Small Retailers Call on Chancellor to Address Rate Burden

    • 19/11/2008
    • ACS has called on Chancellor Alistair Darling to take immediate and decisive action to postpone increases in business rates planned for next year.

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11. • Senior Political Figures Address ACS Heart of the Community Event

    • 12/11/2008
    • In the first event of its kind in the convenience industry, ACS members were joined by Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Planning Minister Iain Wright and Philip Dunne MP for the inaugural Heart of the Community Seminar today.

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12. • ACS Welcomes MP's report on Policing of Alcohol Fuelled Crime

    • 10/11/2008
    • ACS the voice of over 33,000 local shops, has welcomed the report issued by the Home Affairs Select Committee looking at 'Policing in the 21st Century'.

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13. • New Research Shows Local Shops Increasingly Vital for Communities and Choice

    • 08/11/2008
    • A new study highlights the importance of choice and access to local grocery shops.

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14. • ANR Cautiously Welcomes OFT Newspaper and Magazine Industry Findings

    • 29/10/2008
    • The ANR, the news arm of ACS, cautiously welcomes the Office of Fair Trading review of the newspaper and magazine industry, which offers areas of potential opportunity for retailers in respect of magazine distribution.

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15. • ACS Presses MPs for Proof of Age Culture Change

    • 29/10/2008
    • ACS Chief Executive James Lowman yesterday appeared in front of an influential Parliamentary committee to explain the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on local shops.

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