ACS is delighted to announce that the C-Store Collective, a panel of industry-leading consultants, associates and experts, has joined ACS as a new Connect member.
With over 100 years of combined experience, C-Store Collective, co-founded by industry experts John Heagney, Jonathan Rons and Mike Igoe, offers a range of services for its retail partners, including:
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In the annual Retail & Hospitality Trends Report commissioned by Ubamarket, national research has uncovered that the desire for retailers to alter their service provision has radically shifted over the past year, there has also been recognition that supermarkets have been at the helm of society during the pandemic, with the study showing that as many as 50% of the British population stating that weekly visits helped alleviate their mental health during lockdown.
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Five of the UK’s largest branded manufacturers: Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever, have collaborated to form a £1 million fund to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers.
The Flexible Plastic Fund is a UK industry first and is being led by producer compliance scheme, Ecosurety, with support from environmental charity, Hubbub.
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How to be NetZero & make money for small businesses?
One way to benefit from NetZero is to take advantage of the UK Chancellor’s latest Covid-19 recovery budget that has great money saving benefits for smaller businesses, specifically around energy spending.
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With the biggest event in the football calendar just around the corner, and the return to team sports well underway as the nation emerges from lockdown restrictions, Lucozade, the UK’s biggest sport & energy drink brand , is gearing up for a massive summer of sport.
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A new study, commissioned by Cadbury, to mark the launch of its brand-new range of bars, Cadbury Nuttier, found that nearly half of adults (47%) feel they have achieved the perfect balance in life - as lockdown has allowed them more time to do the things they love.
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Cashflow is the lifeblood of any business. Yet poor credit access puts the brakes on many independent retail Buyers, leaving them with an unfair cashflow disadvantage compared to large corporate buyers and chain stores.
Access to credit is such a major problem that in 2020 almost 10% of all SMEs in the European Union cited access to finance as the most important problem facing their business in the past six months.
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Mondelēz International is shaking up the gifting confectionery market with the arrival of a brand-new range: Cadbury Chocolate Gift Cards. Available in two variants and four different designs, each pack comprises of a fun gift card containing 20 Cadbury chocolate pralines. A variety of vibrant gifting designs combined with Hazelnut Creme Hearts and White Chocolate Truffle Flowers offers shoppers an option for every gifting occasion.
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ACS published its Crime Report last month. The report uncovered almost 40,000 cases of violence against convenience store staff and found that more than a quarter involved a weapon.
COVID safety measures are proving a significant flashpoint for violence. According to the report, 65% of respondents had witnessed a covid-related threat to staff in the past year.
