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1. • Communities Must Have Powers to Prevent Clone Town Britain

   • 23/11/2011
   • Four out of five MPs support giving communities greater powers to use the planning system to stop their high streets becoming clone towns.

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2. • Muscle in on the Multiples at the ACS Summit

   • 22/11/2011
   • At its 2012 Summit ACS will prepare its members to take on the multiples in the battle for the high street. The one-day Summit will be co-located with the National Convenience Show for the second year running.

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3. • ACS Welcomes Long Awaited Ofgem Crackdown on Energy Companies

   • 21/11/2011
   • Local shops have welcomed new proposals to protect business customers against unfair energy contracts.

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4. • ACS Backs Call for Government Action to Support PASS Scheme

   • 17/11/2011
   • ACS has called on retailers, retail staff and suppliers from across the convenience sector to support the new petition for Government action to support people carrying PASS approved ID.

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5. • Convenience Stores Must Take Full Advantage of Community Alcohol Partnerships

   • 16/11/2011
   • ACS Public Affairs Director Shane Brennan has encouraged a conference of convenience store owners to take advantage of Community Alcohol Partnerships.

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6. • British Gas First to Introduce Improved Backbilling Policy

   • 15/11/2011
   • British Gas have announced that they will phase in a 12 month backbilling limit over three years for microbusinesses. They will initially bill customers for three years, lowering to two in 2013 and then 12 months in 2014.

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7. • Environmental Audit Committee Urges Prime Minister to Strengthen NPPF

   • 14/11/2011
   • The Environmental Audit Committee have written to the Prime Minister calling for a clearer definition of sustainable development whilst expressing concerns over the ‘unsatisfactory’ wording of the National Planning Policy Framework.

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8. • Heart of the Community Seminar Less than Two Weeks Away

   • 11/11/2011
   • There are less than two weeks to go until the fourth annual Heart of the Community Seminar, which this year will feature Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Bob Neill and Shadow Secretary of State for CLG Hillary Benn

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9. • Book Your Place at the November Responsible Retailing Forum

   • 10/11/2011
   • The convenience store sector faces constant challenges in the area of retailing responsibly. The ACS Responsible Retailing forum, taking place on Wednesday November 16th in Sheffield will look at three of the main regulatory issues facing retailers.

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10. • ACS Supports Usdaw Respect for Shopworkers Week

    • 08/11/2011
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is supporting Respect for Shopworkers Week, part of the ongoing USDAW Freedom from Fear campaign.

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11. • Minister Calls on Councils to Support Struggling Local Shops

    • 03/11/2011
    • Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has called on parish councils to support struggling local shops as part of increased powers to be introduced in the Localism Bill next year.

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12. • ACS Gives Evidence to Low Pay Commission on Minimum Wage

    • 02/11/2011
    • ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) had told the Low Pay Commission that any further increase in the National Minimum Wage will cost jobs and discourage investment in the convenience store sector.

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13. • Minimum Alcohol Price Bill Introduced to Scottish Parliament

    • 01/11/2011
    • Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP has introduced a Bill into the Scottish Parliament that will prohibit any Scottish alcohol retailer from selling alcohol below a minimum price per unit.

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14. • ACS Seeks Evidence of Rates Rise Impact from Members

    • 31/10/2011
    • ACS is asking for information from retailers to help its case to the Chancellor for a one-off reduction of the increase in business rates, currently set to be 5.6% and taking effect from April 2012.

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15. • Local Authority Rates Retention Must Promote Long Term Growth

    • 26/10/2011
    • In its response to the Government’s local government finance review, ACS has called for safeguards to ensure that local retention of business rates does not lead to a rush for short-term and badly planned development.

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