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1. • Local Minimum Pricing to Cause Chaos for Retailers

   • 22/11/2010
   • ACS has reacted to the interim report by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities recommending further work to look at the feasibility of creating a bylaw to introduce a minimum price.

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2. • Ireland Research an Own Goal for UK Display Ban Advocates

   • 19/11/2010
   • ACS has responded to new research on the impact of the tobacco display ban in the Republic of Ireland. Researchers from Nottingham University have claimed that this research demonstrates the public health benefits of a display ban.

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3. • Local Shops Welcome Debate On Out of Town Business Rates

   • 18/11/2010
   • The Scottish Government proposes to introduce a levy on out of town retail development.

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4. • ACS Lobbies Against EU Wide Tobacco Display Ban

   • 10/11/2010
   • European Union plans to introduce a tobacco display ban across the EU have been criticised by the Association of Convenience Stores.

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5. • Government Post Office Strategy Must Help Modern Communities

   • 09/11/2010
   • ACS has called for Parliament and the Department for Business to scope a future for the Post Office network based on the needs of modern communities and the professional local shops that serve them.

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6. • ACS Supports Usdaw Respect for Shopworkers Week

   • 08/11/2010
   • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is supporting Respect for Shopworkers Week, part of the ongoing USDAW Freedom from Fear campaign.

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7. • Local Shops Warn Ministers of Perfect Storm Set to Hit the High Street

   • 02/11/2010
   • A PERFECT STORM of aggressive supermarket expansion, poor planning laws and low investment could wipe out hundreds of British high streets, ministers were warned today.

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8. • Pension Rules to Bring Significant Costs Despite Hard Won Concessions

   • 01/11/2010
   • Changes to plans for compulsory employer pension contributions due to come into force in 2012 will simplify and reduce costs of pensions for local shops.

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9. • Smart Meter Rollout Leaves Retailers at Mercy of Energy Companies

   • 26/10/2010
   • ACS has raised concerns that the proposed roll-out of smart meters for all SMEs business will leave retailers at risk of being disconnected remotely.

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10. • Thousands of Retailers Say No to Tobacco Display Ban

    • 25/10/2010
    • Thousands of local shops have told the Government to STOP the tobacco display ban in an unparalleled response to a rallying call from the Association of Convenience Stores.

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11. • MP Supports Local Shop in Road Closure Compensation Case

    • 20/10/2010
    • St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Gilbert has pledged to help reopen a compensation case for a local retailer after their store was hit by road closures, costing thousands in sales.

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12. • Home Office Minister Backs Local Shop Stand Against Violent Crime

    • 19/10/2010
    • A new reward fund has been set up to help catch perpetrators of violent crime against local shops.

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13. • Local Shops Warn Against Weakening of Sentences for Violent Crime

    • 14/10/2010
    • Local shops will be urging Government not to downgrade the sentences available to courts for those caught committing violence against shopworkers.

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14. • Government Must Intervene to Prevent 2011 Business Rate Hike

    • 13/10/2010
    • Local shops are calling on Ministers to act to prevent a 4.7% hike in business rates in April 2011.

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15. • Local Retailer Calls on Low Pay Commission to Freeze Minimum Wage

    • 08/10/2010
    • Independent retailer Lesley Brown has called on the Low Pay Commission to freeze the national minimum wage and give shops a stable platform for the future.

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