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ACS’ Virtual Study Tour is now available on the member portal!

The Virtual Study Tour is an opportunity to be shown around a diverse range of stores across the country followed by a discussion and Q&A session with the retailers to hear about their business. 

The June 2021 Study Tour featured three fantastic retailers talking about their stores with the ACS team, followed by a panel session discussing what they learned about each others' businesses, and what both retailers and suppliers can take away from the tour. 

The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that mandatory calorie labelling will be introduced for large businesses in the out-of-home food and drink sector.  

DHSC have responded to its consultation on requiring businesses in the out-of-home sector (any outlet where food and drink is prepared for immediate consumption by the person who buys it) to include mandatory calorie labelling, announcing that the measures will be introduced for businesses with more than 250 employees.

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed an announcement from the Government on the launch of a new watchdog which aims to protect workers’ rights in the UK.

At present, responsibility for tackling modern slavery, enforcing the minimum wage and protecting agency workers is currently spread across three separate bodies.

The introduction of the new watchdog will see the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate and HMRC’s National Minimum Wage Enforcement combined to create a single enforcement body.

ACS’ latest webinar exploring the issues surrounding access to cash is now available on the ACS member portal.

The webinar features presentations from Steve Dowling (ACS), Miranda Hewkin-Smith (Bank of England) and Andrew Self (Payment Systems Regulator), looking at the way that payment methods are changing, how valuable cash is to consumers, and what needs to be done to retain access to cash in the long term.

ACS has welcomed the publication of a new Bill aimed at maintaining fuel supply to customers in the event of disruption.

The Downstream Oil Resilience Bill was introduced today (Monday) by Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan after being first announced during the Queen’s Speech earlier this year. The Bill aims to address the following issues: