Archive
Paging
Displaying press 76 to 90 of 370
-
-
ANR Remains in JIG Membership
- 14/07/2009
- Following the announcement of the NFRN's decision to suspend their membership of JIG, the Association of News Retailing have clarified that they will continue their membership
-
-
-
Welsh Carrier Bag Tax Could Do 'More Harm than Good'
- 13/07/2009
- ACS has signalled its opposition to the proposals for a 'bag tax' at a consultation event in Cardiff this Monday.
-
-
-
ACS Urges Action to Support Community Role of Local Shops
- 07/07/2009
- ACS has welcomed two reports published today which have emphasised once again the valuable community role played by local shops. The Business and Enterprise Select Committee has published its report, "Post Offices
-
-
-
Local Shops Suffering at the Hands of Energy Suppliers
- 06/07/2009
- Research by ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has revealed that one in five businesses receive inadequate notice that their energy contract is coming to an end. One in ten businesses have received back dated bills and one in four businesses
-
-
-
ID Cards Proposal of Limited Benefit in Preventing Underage Sales
- 01/07/2009
- ACS has urged caution over Government claims that a national ID card will make a significant difference to the challenge of preventing underage sales.
-
-
-
Rethink Required or Supermarket Code Doomed to Fail
- 30/06/2009
- ACS has written to the Competition Commission expressing concern about flaws in the proposed code of practice for supermarkets.
-
-
-
Welsh Carrier Bag Policy Brings Administrative Baggage for Local Shops
- 29/06/2009
- ACS is concerned about the Welsh Assembly's decision to go ahead with imposing a charge on all single use carrier bags.
-
-
-
ACS Anger at Ofgem Climb Down
- 24/06/2009
- ACS has reacted angrily to the weakening of Ofgem's recommendation to prohibit rollover energy contracts. In a letter to SME representatives Ofgem have revealed that they will allow energy companies to participate in contract rolling for up to a year.
-
-
-
ACS Supports Tougher Penalties for Shop Theft
- 18/06/2009
- ACS is urging MPs to show their support for Anne McIntosh's Ten Minute Rule Bill entitled Theft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) Act. The Bill will have Second Reading in the House of Commons on Friday 19th June.
-
-
-
Tribunal Costs Fear Over Equality Bill
- 10/06/2009
- ACS has warned Ministers that the proposed Equality Bill threatens to impose more costs from tribunal hearings on small local shops.
-
-
-
ACS Calls for Free Vote on Tobacco Display Ban
- 09/06/2009
- Following yesterday's Second Reading of the Health Bill in the House of Commons, ACS has called on all the Government to give its backbenchers a free vote on whether to introduce a display ban on tobacco.
-
-
-
ACS Presses Ofgem to Tackle 'Bullying'
- 01/06/2009
- ACS has called for Ofgem to go further in tackling 'bullying' practices adopted by some energy companies against retailers.
-
-
-
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
-