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    • New Town Centre Policy Weakens Protection of UK High Streets

    • 29/12/2009
    • Ministers have failed to convince local shops that their new high streets planning policy will promote town centres and protect small shops. ACS Chief Executive James Lowman said: "Ministers have claimed today that the new planning policy is tougher,
     
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    • DEFRA Launches Battery Recycling Posters

    • 21/12/2009
    • The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a poster campaign ahead of the implementation of Waste Batteries and Accumulators Act to aid retailers who are obliged to take used batteries from customers for recycling.
     

    • Home Office response to crime counts

    • 18/12/2009
    • In response to a report on crime counts undertaken by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) the Home Office have announced measure to ensure hard evidence is provided to determine a ‘No Crime’.
     

    • Local Shops Back Grocery Ombudsman Bill

    • 17/12/2009
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the introduction of the Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill, as introduced by Labour MP for Yns Mon, Albert Owen.
     
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    • Drinkaware Trust Announces Industry Funding

    • 14/12/2009
    • The UK drinks industry has made a major commitment to tackling alcohol misuse by providing increased funding for alcohol education charity Drinkaware, it was announced today.
     

    • DEFRA Launches Battery Usage Calculator

    • 11/12/2009
    • The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a battery supply calculator to help retailers discover if they have obligations as distributors under the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Act.
     

    • ACTM Launches Town Centre Initiatives Project

    • 10/12/2009
    • The Association of Town Centre Management today launched a project to compile the 100 most effective high street initiatives into a toolkit for local authorities and the retail industry.
     

    • Chancellor Lets Down Local Shops on VAT

    • 09/12/2009
    • In his pre-Budget report to the House of Commons today, the Chancellor ignored calls for a delay in the reinstatement of the 17.5% VAT rate to February to ease the strain on retailers over the Christmas period.
     

    • Local Shops Await the Pre-Budget Report

    • 08/12/2009
    • As the Chancellor prepares to make his pre-Budget report to the House of Commons on Wednesday, local shops call on him to take action to accelerate the path to economic recovery by reducing business costs and increasing consumer confidence.
     

    • Independent Retailer Voices Concerns on Minimum Wage Issues

    • 07/12/2009
    • In the Low Pay Commission’s final store visit of 2009, an independent retailer has told Commissioners that the minimum wage created a “level playing field”, but that it was “getting more and more difficult to pay workers above the bare minimum”.