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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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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. 

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has submitted evidence to a Government committee inquiry on waste, resources and recycling reforms, highlighting the need for proper lead times and planning when making major changes like the introduction of Deposit Return Schemes, extended producer responsibility, and single use plastic bans. 

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:

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.

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: