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ACS Opposed to Retailers Footing Bill for Young Worker Tax Grab
- 25/04/2008
- ACS has written to Ministers expressing grave concern about plans to reform the current minimum wage arrangements to compensate young workers that have lost out in recent tax reforms.
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ACS Reveals Poll Results at Most Successful Summit to Date
- 24/04/2008
- At the annual ACS Summit, held in Birmingham today, Chief Executive, James Lowman addressed an audience of over 400 delegates, the biggest yet for the event, including some of the industry's key players, retailers and suppliers.
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New Recognition for Local Alcohol Strategies that Meet the Mark
- 23/04/2008
- Alcohol Concern has awarded its first ever 'Kitemark' to the Swindon Community Safety Partnership for the quality of its alcohol strategy.
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Customers Back Carrier Bag Charges
- 22/04/2008
- ACS have unveiled polling results that shed new light on key environmental issues affecting convenience retailers.
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European Commission Responds to Written Declaration
- 22/04/2008
- In February this year the European Parliament adopted a written declaration on "investigating and remedying the abuse of power by large supermarkets operating in the European Union".
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Poll Finds Parents Chiefly Responsible for Under Age Drinking
- 21/04/2008
- New independent consumer research commissioned by ACS has shown that people look to parents and the police to take responsibility for tackling the problem of under age street drinking in communities.
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Inquiry into Carbon Footprint of Commercial Sector
- 18/04/2008
- MPs are investigating how best to lower the carbon footprint of Britain's offices, shops and factories.
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Unemployment falls to a 30-year low but there are still signs of a weakening labour market
- 17/04/2008
- Unemployment fell to a 30-year low last month, data from the Office of National Statistics has shown. The total number of people in employment rose to an all-time high of 29.51 million, up 450,000 on a year ago - the biggest rise for a decade.
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Bottle Deposits Planned to Battle Litter
- 16/04/2008
- In the Government's attempt to reduce litter the UK could see the return of bottle deposits. Joan Ruddock, the minister for waste, has ordered a feasibility study of the proposals, which would see cash incentives for returning empties.
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Small Shops Commission - Interim Findings
- 16/04/2008
- The Conservative Party has released its interim findings from its Commission into Small Shops.
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Sales Values Fall for First Time in Two Years
- 15/04/2008
- UK retail sales fell 1.6% on a like-for-like basis, compared with March 2007, when sales were up 3.9%. The decline was the worst since July 2005 when cold wet weather hit sales.
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ACS Hits Back at Tesco Planning Claims
- 14/04/2008
- ACS has refuted Tesco's claims that the Competition Commission's proposed remedies on planning will be unduly costly to the industry.
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Camelot Urges Continued Retailer Vigilance
- 11/04/2008
- Camelot today praised retailers for their continued efforts in preventing sales of National Lottery products to under-16s - but has warned them to remain vigilant.
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Conservatives call for Concerted Long Term Action to Tackle Binge Drinking
- 10/04/2008
- Commenting on the results of a two week Home Office alcohol confiscation campaign, Shadow Home Secretary, David Davis, said: "A two week crackdown is all very well, but Labour continue to fail to enforce alcohol laws.
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Alcohol Confiscation Programme Gains Local Shop Support
- 09/04/2008
- ACS has welcomed a police crackdown over the February half-term that resulted in the confiscation of over 44,000 pints or 25,000 litres of alcoholic drinks from underage drinkers.
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