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1. • ACS Welcomes Welsh Display Ban Delay; Urges Clarity on Regulations

   • 31/03/2011
   • ACS has welcomed the decision by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) to amend their display ban regulations. WAG has announced that there will now be a delay on the implementation dates.

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2. • Retailers Call on MPs to Back Sustainable High Streets Campaign

   • 28/03/2011
   • All 649 MPs have been challenged to stand up for their high streets as ACS’ campaign for a town centre amendment to the Localism Bill gathers pace.

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3. • Budget Reaction: ACS Warns Against Creating Planning Loopholes

   • 23/03/2011
   • ACS has reacted to the Budget 2011, welcoming the focus on retail growth and the reduction in fuel duty while expressing concern about the implications of planning liberalisation.

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4. • Chancellor Urged to Promote High Streets in Budget

   • 22/03/2011
   • ACS Chief Executive James Lowman has warned ahead of the Budget that retail growth must not come at the expense of sustainable high streets.

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5. • Local Shops Urge Caution Over Local Retention of Business Rates

   • 18/03/2011
   • Responding to the terms of reference for the Local Government Resource Review, published on Thursday, ACS said allowing local authorities to retain more of the rates raised in their areas should not include giving Councils the power over setting rates

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6. • Turning Shops into Houses Not the Answer for High Streets

   • 17/03/2011
   • A Policy Exchange Report, More Homes: Fewer Empty Buildings, has asserted that planning rules should be changed to allow more shops and local assets to be turned into housing.

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7. • ACS Signs Up to Responsibility Deal with Department of Health

   • 15/03/2011
   • ACS has today signed a ‘Responsibility Deal’ with the Department for Health. It includes two specific pledges made by ACS on behalf of its members which includes 33,500 local shops across the country.

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8. • Local Shops Anger As OFT Clears Tesco Takeover of Mills Group

   • 14/03/2011
   • Local shops have expressed anger at the failure of the Office of Fair Trading to block the acquisition of the north east based convenience store chain, the Mills Group, by One Stop stores (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesco Stores Ltd.)

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9. • Tobacco Display Ban Should Be Abandoned Not Delayed

   • 09/03/2011
   • Local shops have expressed anger at the Government’s decision to press ahead with the tobacco display ban and have dismissed the concessions made as inadequate.

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10. • BBC Panorama Shines Light on Illegal Tobacco Trade

    • 08/03/2011
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on Health Minister Andrew Lansley to reflect on the pervading problem of the illegal tobacco trade as Government prepares a new tobacco control plan.

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11. • Minister Declines ‘Positive Innovation’ to Protect Sustainable High Streets

    • 08/03/2011
    • Localism Minister Greg Clark MP has declined to support a proposed amendment to the Localism Bill that would require developers to consult communities with objective information.

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12. • Leading Supermarkets Fail to Deliver on Jobs for UK Communities

    • 07/03/2011
    • Leading supermarkets have shed hundreds of jobs in the last year while dramatically expanding their retail space through a string of out-of-town developments.

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13. • Retailers Celebrate Victory on Animal By-Product Exemption

    • 04/03/2011
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the Government’s decision to introduce a temporary derogation from Animal By-Products Regulations from 4th March.

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14. • ACS Launches 2011 Achievement Award

    • 01/03/2011
    • ACS is calling on the retail industry’s rising stars to compete for the 2011 Achievement Award and the opportunity to be mentored by two of the biggest names in the sector.

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15. • Early Breakthrough Spurs On ACS High Street Campaign

    • 21/02/2011
    • ACS is accelerating its campaign to promote sustainable high streets after a breakthrough commitment from Minister Greg Clark to strengthen town centre first policy.

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