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1. • ACS Challenges Deputy PM to Deliver on Deregulation Agenda

   • 25/10/2011
   • At a meeting of small businesses with Nick Clegg this morning, ACS Chief Executive James Lowman called on the Deputy Prime Minister to extend the moratorium on new employment legislation to more businesses, and to reduce burdens from local government.

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2. • Retailers Selling Fireworks: How to Stay Safe and Within the Law

   • 24/10/2011
   • For retailers who are planning to sell fireworks between the end of October and early November, there are a number of things to keep in mind to stay within the law and keep employees safe.

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3. • Book Your Place at the Heart of the Community Seminar

   • 21/10/2011
   • The fourth annual Heart of the Community conference returns to London on November 23rd 2011, giving retailers the unique opportunity to talk directly to top-level Government and opposition MPs.

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4. • Customers Shopping Locally as Small Store Sales Increase

   • 20/10/2011
   • Local shops have welcomed news that smaller stores have performed ahead of out of town retailers over the last year.

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5. • ACS Welcomes New Members to Main and Independent Boards

   • 20/10/2011
   • ACS has announced that Patrick Sewell, Managing Director of Sewell Group, has joined its main Board of Directors. Patrick joins as a representative from the independent board and will take part in discussions on the overall strategy and management of ACS.

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6. • ANR Calls on MPs to Support OFT Review of Newspaper and Magazine Supply

   • 19/10/2011
   • ANR has called on MPs to sign an Early Day Motion (EDM) urging the OFT to review the anti competitive and damaging practices in the news and magazine supply chain. EDM 2246 has been tabled by Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, Adrian Sanders.

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7. • ACS Welcomes New Premier Club Member Ritmeester Cigars

   • 19/10/2011
   • ACS is delighted to announce that Ritmeester Cigars are the newest member of the exclusive ACS Premier Club.

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8. • Government Must Act to Alleviate Potentially Devastating Rates Rise

   • 18/10/2011
   • ACS has called on the Government to take emergency steps to reduce the burden of increased business rates caused by the sharp rise in inflation in September. Business rates rise each April based on inflation figures from the previous September.

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9. • Unfair Energy Contracts Damaging Local Shops

   • 17/10/2011
   • ACS has called on Energy Secretary Chris Huhne to stop the double standards on energy contracts that leave local shops under threat of closure from backbilling.

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10. • ACS Calls for Swift Action on Grocery Code Adjudicator

    • 15/10/2011
    • Local shops have urged the Government to act swiftly to implement a Grocery Code Adjudicator to enforce the Grocery Suppliers Code of Practice.

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11. • ACS Warns Against Cost Recovery for Local Authorities

    • 14/10/2011
    • ACS has responded to the Health and Safety Executive’s consultation on extending cost recovery, calling on the HSE to not extend cost recovery to Local Authority health and safety enforcement activities.

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12. • Government Planning Reform Must Reinvigorate High Streets

    • 13/10/2011
    • Ministers have a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of high streets and the communities that rely on them, says ACS.

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13. • ACS Urges Members to Tell Courts True Impact of Crime

    • 12/10/2011
    • Speaking at the ACS Crime Prevention Forum this morning, ACS Chief Executive James Lowman has encouraged members to explain the impact of crime on themselves, their staff and their businesses.

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14. • NI Single Use Carrier Bag Charge would Disproportionately Affect Local Shops

    • 11/10/2011
    • ACS has responded to the Northern Ireland consultation on single use carrier bag charges, suggesting that the plans have been rushed through and would disproportionately affect local shops.

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15. • Achievement Award Winners Compete for Global Title in Chigaco

    • 10/10/2011
    • Sacha Weston from Muller and the Co-Operative?s Martyn Clarke, who won the ACS Achievement Award, travelled to Chicago last week to compete for the Global Convenience Industry Achievement Award at the NACS Show.

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