The 2023 Local Shop Report has revealed the significant investments that convenience retailers are making to provide a wider range of services to their customers and to make a positive contribution to their communities.
Sep
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Sep
07
Book Your Place at ACS’ Responsible Retailing Forum!
Book your free place at ACS’ Responsible Retailing Forum, taking place virtually at 10am - 11.30am on 31st October.
The Responsible Retailing Forum is the chance for retailers and suppliers to come together and discuss the regulatory and responsibility issues affecting local shops.
Attendees of this event will hear from government officials and industry experts about some of the high priority issues impacting the convenience sector and understand the implications of upcoming regulations.
This morning session will look at four key areas:
Sep
06
Book Your Place at ACS’ Heart of the Community!
Book your free place at ACS’ annual political conference Heart of the Community, taking place on 17th October at One Birdcage Walk in Westminster and followed by a reception on the House of Commons Terrace.
This year’s conference will debate how we can deliver safer, connected and more inclusive local communities and will bring together leading retailers and senior politicians to understand how the political environment will impact convenience stores now and into the future.
Sep
05
Scottish Government to Consult on Banning the Sale of Single-Use Vapes
First Minister Humza Yousaf has announced the Scottish Programme for Government which outlines the legislative priorities for the next parliamentary year.
Announced today (5th September) the programme includes plans to address vaping in Scotland both in terms of use of vaping products by nonsmokers and young people and tackling the environmental impact of single-use vapes.
Sep
04
Businesses and Charities Call on the Chancellor to Protect Cash as a Payment Method
In a joint letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, a coalition of businesses, charities and consumer groups, including ACS, have called for urgent action to protect cash as a critical payment method for both consumers and businesses.
Aug
30
ACS Calls on Ofgem to Stop Excessive Use of Expensive Deemed Rates by Energy Suppliers
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on energy regulator Ofgem to take urgent action to limit the way that suppliers can put non-domestic customers onto expensive deemed rates, as part of a wider ambition to make the market fairer and more transparent.
Aug
25
Book Your Place at of ACS' 2023 Forecourt Report Launch!
Book your place at the launch of our 2023 Forecourt Report, taking place online on 12th October at 10am - 12pm.
The virtual launch event will provide you with a first look at the findings of the report and give you the opportunity to be a part of the discussion as we explore in detail how forecourt retailing looks now and how it might evolve in the future.
Confirmed speakers and panellists include:
Aug
24
Book Your Place at ACS’ Responsible Retailing Forum!
Book your free place at ACS’ Responsible Retailing Forum, taking place virtually at 10am - 11.30am on 31st October.
The Responsible Retailing Forum is the chance for retailers and suppliers to come together and discuss the regulatory and responsibility issues affecting local shops.
Attendees of this event will hear from government officials and industry experts about some of the high priority issues impacting the convenience sector and understand the implications of upcoming regulations.
Aug
23
Less Than One Month Until ACS’ 2023 Local Shop Report Launch!
There’s less than one month until the launch of the 2023 Local Shop Report, taking place online on 14th September.
This virtual launch event will give you the chance to have a first look at the findings of our 2023 Local Shop Report and to be a part of the discussion as we explore the data in detail and discuss what the information means in real terms.
Confirmed speakers and panellists include:
Aug
23
Allwyn’s Online Portal Goes Live for National Lottery Retailers
Allwyn, incoming operator of The National Lottery, today confirmed that its new online retailer portal has gone live and urged independent National Lottery retailers to log on via TNLpartners.co.uk at their earliest convenience.
To ensure retailers don’t experience an interruption to their National Lottery service, they will need to log on and electronically transfer their existing Retailer Agreement from Camelot to Allwyn by 18 December 2023 at the latest.
