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ACS Backs Campaign for Smarter Drinking
- 16/07/2009
- ACS has endorsed the ground breaking 'Campaign for Smarter Drinking' consumer marketing campaign.
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Grayling Warns: Not enough is Being Done to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour
- 15/07/2009
- Chris Grayling has proposed giving police the power to confiscate troublemaker's mobile phones and other items in an effort to tackle anti-social behaviour head on.
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Building a Society for All Ages
- 14/07/2009
- The Government has launched its strategy 'Building a Society for All Ages' which outlines a series of proposals to help Britain prepare for an enormous demographic change which sees people living longer than ever before.
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Welsh Carrier Bag Tax Could Do 'More Harm than Good'
- 13/07/2009
- ACS has signalled its opposition to the proposals for a 'bag tax' at a consultation event in Cardiff this Monday.
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North- East Region Spending less on Fruit and Vegetables
- 10/07/2009
- MySupermarket.co.uk has released research demonstrating that shoppers in the North-East spend 22 per cent less on fruit and vegetables than those in London and the South-East and 23 per cent more on crisps and snacks.
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Push Back the Tax
- 09/07/2009
- The Grocer Magazine has this week launched a campaign to 'Push Back the Tax'. This comes ahead of a 'Christmas bombshell' of VAT and duty hikes and the withdrawal of trade credit support threatens this vital trading period and beyond.
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Conservatives Launch Rural Action Plan
- 08/07/2009
- The Conservative Party has launched a Rural Action campaign along with an agenda to help rural communities. The campaign has four key aims: to respect rural people, empower rural communities, protect rural services and revive the rural economy.
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ACS Urges Action to Support Community Role of Local Shops
- 07/07/2009
- ACS has welcomed two reports published today which have emphasised once again the valuable community role played by local shops. The Business and Enterprise Select Committee has published its report, "Post Offices
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Local Shops Suffering at the Hands of Energy Suppliers
- 06/07/2009
- Research by ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has revealed that one in five businesses receive inadequate notice that their energy contract is coming to an end. One in ten businesses have received back dated bills and one in four businesses
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One Week to Go To Have Your Say
- 03/07/2009
- The Industry wide consultation on the policy issues that matter most to your business closes on Friday 10th July. The Heart of the Community Consultation is an unprecedented poll of retailer views.
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Tobacco Display Ban Begins in Ireland
- 02/07/2009
- A tobacco display ban came into force in Ireland yesterday. Ireland is the first EU nation and third country in the world (after Canada and Iceland) to ban the display of tobacco products.
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ID Cards Proposal of Limited Benefit in Preventing Underage Sales
- 01/07/2009
- ACS has urged caution over Government claims that a national ID card will make a significant difference to the challenge of preventing underage sales.
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Rethink Required or Supermarket Code Doomed to Fail
- 30/06/2009
- ACS has written to the Competition Commission expressing concern about flaws in the proposed code of practice for supermarkets.
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Welsh Carrier Bag Policy Brings Administrative Baggage for Local Shops
- 29/06/2009
- ACS is concerned about the Welsh Assembly's decision to go ahead with imposing a charge on all single use carrier bags.
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Train to Gain Goes from Strength to Strength
- 26/06/2009
- Three-quarters of employers training their staff through the Government's flagship Train to Gain programme have seen significant gains in performance and in the skills of their workforce, according to reports published today.
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