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    • ACS Fights On Against Tobacco Display Ban

    • 07/05/2009
    • ACS has pledged to continue its campaign for common sense on the tobacco display ban. The amendment to remove the ban on tobacco display was defeated in the House of Lords by a margin of 204 to 110.
     

    • ACS Pledges to Fight for Retail Diversity

    • 06/05/2009
    • ACS has committed to lead the fight for retail diversity after the publication of a new approach to town centre planning has left retailers feeling 'uneasy'.
     

    • Value of Convenience Market Continues to Grow

    • 05/05/2009
    • New figures released by international food and grocery expert, IGD and William Reed Business Media reveal that the UK convenience store market has increased in value by 6.1% over the last 12 months, making it worth £29.1bn.
     

    • Optimism for the Future at ACS Summit 09

    • 30/04/2009
    • The convenience industry came together in Birmingham today to take part in ACS Summit 09. The event, which is the centrepiece of the convenience calendar, gave 400 delegates the chance to discuss the main opportunities and challenges the industry faces.
     
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    • Crumbs of Comfort for Local Retailers As Tax Rises Loom

    • 22/04/2009
    • ACS the campaigning voice of over 33,000 local shops has welcomed steps to support trade credit insurance in the Budget, but has warned that the Chancellor's failure to act to prevent tax rises will hurt local shops.
     
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    • A Big Lunch in the Community

    • 20/04/2009
    • The Big Lunch is a new initiative from the Eden Project with the idea that once a year, starting on Sunday 19 July 2009, as many of the 61 million people in the UK as possible will simultaneously sit down to lunch together
     

    • Real Help with Lending and Advice for Local Businesses

    • 17/04/2009
    • Employment Minister Tony McNulty will today urge local companies to take advantage of the Government-backed support on offer to help them through the economic downturn, at a regional lending roadshow in Durham.
     
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    • Academy Launches with a Recipe for Success

    • 15/04/2009
    • The 2009 Independent Achievers Academy launched last week, beginning the seven month long programme that improves the profits and skills of independent retailers.