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1. • Hundreds of Retailers Receive Security Grants to Tackle Crime

   • 03/02/2010
   • Hundreds of small retailers across the country are set to receive grants to buy security devices such as alarms, security cameras and UV markers, Home Office Minister Alan Campbell announced on Tuesday.

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2. • ACS Study Exposes Weaknesses of Government High Street Policy

   • 01/02/2010
   • The latest attempt to protect Britain's high streets are set to fail, warns new research commissioned by ACS. The Stirling research suggests that high streets are becoming less diverse at the expense of supermarket developments.

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3. • ACS Welcomes New Powers To Tackle Underage Drinkers; New Retailer Support Materials Launched

   • 29/01/2010
   • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed new police powers coming into effect today to confiscate alcohol from under-18s and to disperse under-age drinkers from an area where they are drinking or behaving anti-socially.

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4. • Scottish Tobacco Bill in Final Stages

   • 27/01/2010
   • The Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) bill will complete its final stages in the Scottish Parliament today.

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5. • Retail Property Prices Down 16% on 2007 High

   • 26/01/2010
   • The slowdown in the economy and its impact on the level of transactions across the retail sector saw average prices decline by approximately 16% from their peak in Autumn of 2007, according to Christie + Co's latest Business Outlook publication.

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6. • Co-Operative Group Donates £50,000 to Haiti Appeal

   • 25/01/2010
   • The Co-operative Group is donating £50,000 to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Appeal for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

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7. • Liberal Democrat Tobacco Survey Criticised as "Inaccurate" and "Misleading"

   • 22/01/2010
   • Liberal Democrat survey data suggesting that 22% of shops are willing to sell tobacco to children has been strongly criticized by retailers and trade associations alike.

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8. • Local Best Practice Holds Important Lessons in Fight Against Underage Sales

   • 21/01/2010
   • Moves to curb irresponsible drinking have led to a call from the Local Better Regulation Office for a 'revisit of existing solutions', particularly in preventing sales of alcohol to young people.

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9. • Tougher Penalties for Assaults on Shopworkers

   • 20/01/2010
   • People who assault shopworkers in Scotland could get tougher penalties if a new bill is successful.

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10. • ACS Slams Home Secretary's Corner Shop Stereotype

    • 19/01/2010
    • ACS Chief Executive James Lowman was written to Home Secretary Alan Johnson seeking clarification of his comments on BBC television that "irresponsible corner shops" are the source of alcohol for underage drinkers.

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11. • New Energy Regulations to Protect Small Businesses

    • 18/01/2010
    • New rules designed to protect small businesses when dealing with energy suppliers come into force today. The new safeguards, created by Ofgem the energy regulator, were approved after an extensive probe into the conduct of energy suppliers.

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12. • Independent Retailers Donate £25,000 to Help for Heroes

    • 15/01/2010
    • The Making A Difference - Locally (MADL) charity, created by Nisa-Today's and Costcutter Supermarkets, has donated £25,000 to Help for Heroes to aid recovery centres for wounded service men and women.

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13. • Persistent Tobacco Smuggler Sentenced

    • 14/01/2010
    • A Stoke on Trent man was sentenced to three months in prison on January 11 for evading over £10,000 in excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco, which he tried to smuggle into the UK via the Channel Tunnel, Manchester Airport and Portsmouth Ferry Port.

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14. • ACS Welcomes Government Commitment to Grocery Ombudsman

    • 13/01/2010
    • Local shops have welcomed the announcement that Government will support the Competition Commission's recommendation to introduce a Grocery Ombudsman.

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15. • TNS Market Share Figures Suggest Return of Confident Spending

    • 12/01/2010
    • The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures provide post-Christmas cheer for the UK's major retailers with a return to confident consumer spending, despite the UK remaining in a recession over the festive period.

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