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1. • ACAS and CIPD Launch Practical Guide for Employers on Managing in Recession

   • 18/02/2009
   • ACAS and CIPD have launched joint guidance on managing the workforce in a recession.

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2. • Excessive Packaging Still Costing Shoppers

   • 17/02/2009
   • Excessive food packaging used by supermarkets is undermining householders' efforts to recycle more and is adding to council tax bills, a new report will say today.

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3. • Shadow Health Minister Opposes Tobacco Display Ban

   • 16/02/2009
   • Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, has today come out against the tobacco display ban saying that it is not an effective way to reduce smoking and that it will harm shops.

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4. • Seeking All Community Heroes!

   • 13/02/2009
   • The Community Heroes Award was launched in January and we are seeking entries from retailers who can demonstrate that they and their store staff have achieved something that has made a real difference to their community within the last year.

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5. • ACS Caution against Bag Ban in Wales

   • 12/02/2009
   • A proposal by Welsh Assembly Minister for the Environment, Jane Davidson, to create legislation to put an end to the use of free plastic bags in Wales, has been met with caution from ACS.

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6. • ACS Talks Crime with Conservative Commission Chair

   • 11/02/2009
   • ACS presented Philip Dunne MP with their submission to the Conservative Retail Crime Commission at their Crime Prevention Forum yesterday.

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7. • January Sales Suggest Industry is 'Recession-Resistant'

   • 10/02/2009
   • Sales of retail goods rose in January, figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG have revealed today. On a like-for-like basis, food sales were up by 5.1% and retail sales in general rose by 1.1%.

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8. • ACS Makes Case for Consumer Choice to MP Inquiry

   • 09/02/2009
   • ACS has called for Government action to ensure effective and sustainable competition in the grocery supply chain.

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9. • Guidance for Business on the Introduction of Tobacco Banning Orders

   • 06/02/2009
   • The Government has published its Guidance for businesses on the introduction of Tobacco Banning Orders.

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10. • Secretary of State for Health Calls for Smaller Snack Sizes in Local Shops

    • 05/02/2009
    • Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Health will today speak at a conference of members of the Business4life coalition calling for them to create healthy new snacks that will appeal to children and to cut down portion sizes.

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11. • Figures Revealed for Anti Social Behaviour

    • 04/02/2009
    • Figures released in a parliamentary answer to the Tories yesterday revealed there were 3.9million incidents of antisocial behaviour reported in England and Wales in 2007/8, with 388,000 offences in London alone.

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12. • Outer London Boroughs Hold Key to Economic Recovery, says Boris Johnson

    • 03/02/2009
    • The Mayor of London Boris Johnson today called for a radical rethink of the role outer London boroughs can play in helping the capital through the current economic downturn.

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13. • Minister Backs Challenge Initiative

    • 02/02/2009
    • Home Office minister Alan Campbell is urging independent retailers to back the Challenge 25 initiative launched in January.

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14. • Five-Point Plan for Alcohol-Free Childhood

    • 30/01/2009
    • For the first time, young people and their parents will have clear medical guidance on alcohol consumption. The guidance will be announced today by Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, to be published for consultation.

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15. • ACS Highlights Serious Threat to Businesses from New Alcohol Regulations

    • 29/01/2009
    • ACS yesterday gave evidence to MPs as part of the Committee Hearings scrutinising new alcohol legislation to be contained in the Police and Crime Bill.

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