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1. • ACS Concerned over Brown's Legislation Proposals

   • 14/05/2008
   • ACS has reacted with concern over proposals outlined in the Draft Legislation Program Gordon Brown announced to Parliament today.

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2. • ACS Puts Cost of Tobacco Display Ban at £252 million

   • 09/05/2008
   • ACS has submitted to the Department of Health detailed estimates of the potential costs to a convenience store retailer of implementing a tobacco display ban.

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3. • VOLUNTARY CODES ARE WORTHLESS, SAYS ANR

   • 07/05/2008
   • The Association of News Retailing (ANR) has said that it could not possibly support the introduction of the Voluntary Code of Practice proposed by some publishers and wholesalers.

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4. • Local Shops failed by Grocery Market Investigation

   • 30/04/2008
   • ACS has criticised the final report of the Competition Commission published today.

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5. • Nigel Dowdney Named ACS Community Hero 2008

   • 28/04/2008
   • After a very successful online vote and some stiff competition, our congratulations go to Nigel Dowdney of the Stalham Shopper and Open All Hours store in Earlham, Norwich.

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6. • ACS Opposed to Retailers Footing Bill for Young Worker Tax Grab

   • 25/04/2008
   • ACS has written to Ministers expressing grave concern about plans to reform the current minimum wage arrangements to compensate young workers that have lost out in recent tax reforms.

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7. • ACS Reveals Poll Results at Most Successful Summit to Date

   • 24/04/2008
   • At the annual ACS Summit, held in Birmingham today, Chief Executive, James Lowman addressed an audience of over 400 delegates, the biggest yet for the event, including some of the industry's key players, retailers and suppliers.

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8. • Customers Back Carrier Bag Charges

   • 24/04/2008
   • ACS have unveiled polling results that shed new light on key environmental issues affecting convenience retailers.

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9. • Poll Finds Parents Chiefly Responsible for Under Age Drinking

   • 21/04/2008
   • New independent consumer research commissioned by ACS has shown that people look to parents and the police to take responsibility for tackling the problem of under age street drinking in communities.

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10. • Alcohol Confiscation Programme Gains Local Shop Support

    • 09/04/2008
    • ACS has welcomed the confiscation by the police of over 44,000 pints of alcoholic drink during a two week crackdown in the February half term holidays.

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11. • Decide Your Community Hero!

    • 01/04/2008
    • Online voting is now open for the Proctor & Gamble (P&G) sponsored ACS Community Heroes Award 2008.

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12. • Final Speaker Announced for ACS Summit08

    • 31/03/2008
    • ACS have announced that David Gordon, Director of Industry Development, at IGD, is to complete the programme of speakers at Summit08 at the NEC Birmingham Metropole on 24 April.

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13. • ACS To Make Retailers' Case on Display Ban Burden

    • 25/03/2008
    • ACS has responded to Ministerial statements about a forthcoming policy consultation on tobacco regulation.

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14. • ACS Welcomes Common Sense on Shop Theft

    • 12/03/2008
    • ACS has welcomed the reports of the Sentencing Advisory Panel (SAP) into the sentencing of Shop Theft and the sentencing of theft in breach of trust offences.

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15. • New Chancellor, Same Script for Local Shops

    • 12/03/2008
    • ACS has re-iterated its pledge to reduce carrier bag usage in the wake of Chancellor Alistair Darling's first budget.

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