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Sainsburys Raises £445m to Fund Growth
- 17/06/2009
- Sainsbury's is to raise £445m to fund an accelerated growth drive and deliver an extra 2.5 million sq ft of trading space by March 2011.
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Impact of Young Londoners' Alcohol Misuse Revealed
- 16/06/2009
- The capital's 11-15 year olds now drink the equivalent of 180,000 bottles of lager every week - and the amount they drink is on the rise, a new report from the London Assembly today warns.
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Ian Lucas Appointed Retail Minister
- 15/06/2009
- Wrexham MP Ian Lucas has been named Retail Minister in the newly-formed Department for Business, Innovation and Skills under Peter Mandelson following last week's Government reshuffle.
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New No ID No Sale Packs Available
- 12/06/2009
- CitizenCard have produced their latest set of No ID No Sale packs to help retailers in the daily battle against underage purchases.
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Extension to Government's Trade Credit Insurance Scheme
- 11/06/2009
- The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced changes to the Government's trade credit insurance scheme which will mean many more firms can now purchase top-up cover.
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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.
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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.
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New Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- 08/06/2009
- The Government has today created a new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whose key role will be to build Britain's capabilities to compete in the global economy. The Department will be created by merging BERR and DIUS.
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Retailers - Have Your Say!
- 05/06/2009
- Retailers across the country are being invited to have their say in the ACS Heart of the Community Consultation vote. The Heart of the Community consultation runs for ten weeks until 10th July 2009.
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New Review Looks Ahead to Small Business Recovery
- 04/06/2009
- A review to examine if Government will need to intervene to help small and medium businesses access growth capital will be led by venture capital expert Christopher Rowlands.
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MPs Debate New Alcohol Rules
- 03/06/2009
- The Policing and Crime Bill, which contains powers to introduce a mandatory code of practice for alcohol retailers, will have its Second Reading in the House of Lords today. Second Reading gives Peers the opportunity to debate the principals of the Bill
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Government Figures Show 33% Issued PNDs Reoffend.
- 02/06/2009
- Government figures indicate that 33% of those people issued a Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) are reoffending.
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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.
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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.
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Further Speakers Confirmed for ACS Energy Forum
- 28/05/2009
- Phil Nash and Geoff Hatherick from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) are now confirmed for the ACS Energy forum on 3rd June in London.
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