The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed an update from the Competition and Markets Authority on competition in the grocery market, reiterating the financial pressures that convenience retailers are facing with extraordinarily high costs.
Competition
Spar retailer wins ACS Achievement Award and a place on the Barcelona Study Tour
The ACS Achievement Award aimed to seek out the most promising people in the convenience store industry to win a place on ACS’ European Study Tour in Barcelona.
Susan Connolly, Business Development Manager at Connolly Spar, was announced as the winner of the Achievement Award at an exclusive event in Leicester on 30th September.
Spar retailer wins ACS Achievement Award and a place on the Barcelona Study Tour
The ACS Achievement Award aimed to seek out the most promising people in the convenience store industry to win a place on ACS’ European Study Tour in Barcelona.
Susan Connolly, Business Development Manager at Connolly Spar, was announced as the winner of the Achievement Award at an exclusive event in Leicester on 30th September.
Great British High Street Competition Enters Final Week
High Streets Minister Penny Mordaunt has urged town and cities across Britain to get their applications in for the Great British High Street competition before it closes on 30 August 2014.
The minister has written to all town teams and the local community to encourage them to take part in the competition, run by the Future High Street Forum, to find Britain's best high streets. Many town teams have already entered the 7 separate categories: city centres, town centres, market towns, coastal communities, villages, parades and London.
Enter Your Town Into the Great British High Street Competition
A national competition is currently underway to find and celebrate the best high streets in the country.
The competition is being run by the Future High Street Forum and the Association of Town and City Management.
Enter the Sales Assistant of the Year Award to Win £1000
Convenience Store magazine is looking for the sales assistant of the year 2014.
The overall winner will be crowned at a spectacular lunch at The Dorchester on Tuesday 11 November and claim a £1,000 prize.
As an added incentive, the store manager who enters the overall Sales Assistant of the Year 2014 will also pick up a £250 prize.
Last Chance to Enter the 2014 Achievement Award to win a place on ACS' Barcelona Study Tour
ACS is calling on the brightest up and coming stars in the retail sector to take part in this year's Achievement Award to win a place on ACS' Barcelona Study Tour.
Since its launch, the Achievement Award has sought out the most promising people in the industry on both the supply and retail sides of the sector.