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Bargain Booze Retailer Hosts Store Visit with David Hanson MP
Bargain Booze retailer Gareth Wynne hosted a store visit with his local MP David Hanson to talk about the role of his store in the community and some of the challenges that convenience retailers face.
Read MoreHome Office Figures Show Retailers being Repeatedly Targeted by Criminals
ACS has called for a more targeted approach to dealing with repeat offenders, after official figures from the Home Office show that retailers who experience crime are being targeted more often than in previous years.
The 2018 Commercial Victimisation Survey, published this morning (5th September), shows that overall, crimes against retailers and wholesalers continue to rise year on year, driven mostly by increases in theft by customers.
Key findings from the survey include:
Read MoreChancellor Outlines Plans in First Spending Review
Chancellor Outlines Plans in First Spending Review
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has responded to the announcements made by Chancellor Sajid Javid during the Spending Review, outlining details about the allocation of money to different departments during the 2020-2021 financial year.
The Chancellor announced plans to invest in the criminal justice system, including £750m to fund the first year of the government’s plan to recruit 20,000 new police officers by 2022, with plans to have the first 2,000 police officers in place by the end of March 2020.
Read MoreHMRC Urged to Provide Clarity on Future of Track and Trace Regulations Under a No Deal Brexit
ACS has called on the Treasury to provide more detail on its plans to ensure that track and trace regulations are not significantly disrupted in the event of a no deal Brexit.
In a meeting of the Joint Alcohol Tobacco Consultative Group this week, HMRC suggested that the track and trace system would need to be ‘suspended’ if the UK left the EU without a deal. HMRC believe that restarting a UK only system with the necessary associated legislation would take between 6-12 months, with current plans referring to the system being restarted in October 2020.
Read MoreOne Week Until the 2019 Local Shop Report Launch!
Book your place at the launch of ACS’ 2019 Local Shop Report, taking place on Tuesday 10th September at the National Space Centre in Leicester.
This year’s report is the eighth edition and will build on the data from previous editions to highlight key areas of change and development that we have seen over recent years.
Read MoreNew Fuel Labelling Regulations Now in Force
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is urging retailers to ensure that they are prepared for the new fuel labelling regulations which are now in force from today (1st September).
These new regulations legally require additional labelling to be introduced on all fuel dispensers and nozzles in all UK filling stations by 1st September 2019 and aim to help drivers identify fuels and reduce misfuelling.
Read MoreACS Responds to Lottery Parliamentary Inquiries
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has responded to two Parliamentary inquiries which are considering the future of the National Lottery.
The House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee launched a call for evidence to consider whether there needed to be changes in the operation of the National Lottery ahead of the new licence being awarded in 2023.
Read MoreLINK Commit to Installing New Free to Use ATMs on High Streets
ACS has welcomed a new commitment from LINK to install free to use cash machines on high streets that don’t have any free access to cash for consumers.
Read MoreACS and SGF Welcome Scottish Affairs Committee Report on Access to Cash
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) and SGF (the Scottish Grocers’ Federation) have welcomed the Scottish Affairs Committee report on Access to Financial Services which urges LINK to cancel the next planned cut in interchange fees for cash machine operators.
Read MoreBook Your Place at ACS' Heart of the Community 2019!
Book your place at ACS’ Heart of the Community Conference taking place on Tuesday 15th October at One Birdcage Walk, Westminster between 10.45am-3pm followed by a Parliamentary Reception from 4-6pm.
Heart of the Community is the must-attend political conference exploring the issues relevant to politicians, retailers and consumers.
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