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1. • Natmags Outshines Competition with Strong ABC Performance

   • 20/08/2010
   • The National Magazine Company, Hearst Corporation's principal business in the UK, celebrates its 100th birthday this year with a strong set of ABC results for January – July 2010

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2. • Government's First 100 Days Suggest Rocky Road for Local Shops

   • 19/08/2010
   • ACS Chief Executive James Lowman has warned that local shops will face difficult times over the next five years if Government continues with its localisation agenda.

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3. • ACS Welcomes Drop in Youth Smoking Rates

   • 18/08/2010
   • ACS has welcomed research published today that shows a drop in youth smoking rates and has repeated calls to stop the tobacco display ban.

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4. • Grocery Market Figures Show Strong Sector Growth

   • 17/08/2010
   • The latest grocery market figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 8 August 2010 show healthy growth in the grocery sector, boosted by food price inflation which crept up again in August for the third month running.

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5. • Cameron 'Irresponsible' Over Minimum Pricing Support

   • 12/08/2010
   • ACS has criticised David Cameron’s support for local minimum alcohol pricing. The Prime Minister made the comments in an interview with the Manchester Evening News.

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6. • Local Better Regulation Office to be reviewed

   • 11/08/2010
   • The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has today confirmed that a review of the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) will be carried out. The LBRO was set up to address the burden placed on businesses by local regulations, for example in the

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7. • "Worst Yet to Come" as Survey Reveals Over 6,000 Retail Insolvencies

   • 10/08/2010
   • A new survey has revealed a worrying number of insolvencies in the retail sector over the last two years.

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8. • Cable Announces Measures to Tackle Unnecessary Government Interference

   • 05/08/2010
   • The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, today announced a comprehensive package of measures to support the Government?s drive to tackle unnecessary government interference and red tape.

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9. • ANR: Retailers Demand Right to Run Their Own Business

   • 04/08/2010
   • ANR (the Association of News Retailing) has condemned the pre-notification process operated by magazine publishers and news wholesalers as unjustifiable.

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10. • ACS Welcomes Supermarket Watchdog

    • 03/08/2010
    • Government will bring in a Grocery Code Adjudicator (GCA) to oversee the relationship between supermarkets and suppliers from as early as next year.

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11. • National Minimum Wage Changes Announced for October

    • 02/08/2010
    • In the Government’s latest National Minimum Wage regulations, it has been announced that the age at which workers become eligible for the full rate will be lowered to 21 from 22 in October, at a cost of almost £50 million to business.

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12. • Pickles announced as keynote speaker for Heart of Community Event

    • 30/07/2010
    • ACS is pleased to announce that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles is confirmed as the keynote speaker at ACS? Heart of Community event. The event which will take place 2 November at the Imperial War Museum London is

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13. • ACS Reaction to Home Office Alcohol Proposals

    • 29/07/2010
    • ACS has reacted to the Home Office consultation on proposals to reform the Licensing Act and to introduce a ban on the below cost sale of alcohol. The consultation proposes new powers for local authorities and a significant erosion of licence holders? rig

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14. • ACS Backs London Assembly Cornered Shops Report

    • 28/07/2010
    • An influential report, ?Cornered Shops?, published today by the London Assembly has highlighted the importance of local shops to communities across the Capital. ACS Chief Executive James Lowman said:the London Assembly has made an important and timely

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15. • Government Lending Ambitions are Vital and Must Effect Real Change

    • 27/07/2010
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the Ministerial commitment to improving record on bank lending and called on Ministers to engage with the real day-to-day problems faced by retailers.

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