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ACS (the Association of Convenience Store) is highlighting the scale and impact of crimes committed against local shops as part of the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) week of action.

Earlier this week, NBCC attended ACS’ Heart of the Community conference where they were involved in the new Partner Hub which was set up to provide retailers with the chance to get practice advice and inform them about the #ShopKind campaign.

ACS is delighted to announce Dean Holborn as the winner of the Raj Aggarwal Trophy, a trophy celebrating exceptional community retailing.

Now in its second year, the Raj Aggarwal Trophy was created to honour the memory of independent retailer Raj Aggarwal.

200 retailers gathered in Westminster on Tuesday (October 18^th) to hear from policymakers, political commentators, and local decision makers about how the convenience sector can respond to the challenges it faces on levelling up and sustainability.

Last chance to book your place at Heart of the Community 2022, ACS’ unmissable annual conference taking place at One Great George Street Westminster on 18th October.

This year’s conference will focus on two high priority areas: levelling up and sustainability and this will be explored through industry experts and senior politicians.

The keynote speaker for this year’s conference is Katy Balls, deputy political editor of the Spectator, who will be providing analysis of the current political landscape and how this affects convenience retailers.

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Ron Perry & Son forecourts are busy sites in the UK's Northeast. The brand is famed for its trucker pit stops, having a forecourt on the North and South side of the A19 at Elwick services. It is also home to the popular OK family diner, with a convenience store and food on the go, to a busy Test & Tune workshop, breakdown and recovery, overnight parking, storage containers, and much more... it's the ultimate one-stop pit stop for truckers.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have published a new survey, calling on businesses to provide information about their energy usage ahead of decisions on future Government support.

The 2022 Forecourt Report, published today by the Association of Convenience Stores, has revealed the work that the UK’s 8,379 forecourts are doing to provide essential products and services to customers, and the investment that is going into making their businesses more energy efficient in the face of rising costs.

There’s less than one week until Heart of the Community 2022, ACS’ unmissable annual conference taking place at One Great George Street Westminster on 18th October.

This year’s conference will focus on two high priority areas: levelling up and sustainability and this will be explored through industry experts and senior politicians.

The keynote speaker for this year’s conference is Katy Balls, deputy political editor of the Spectator, who will be providing analysis of the current political landscape and how this affects convenience retailers.

The Government have announced updates to the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, increasing the eligibility criteria for businesses to benefit from the scheme.

Businesses who renewed their contracts at any point after 1^st December 2021 will now be eligible for support (was previously 1 April 2022). The support provided to business comes in the form of a wholesale price set at 21.1p per kWh for electricity, and 7.5p per kWh for gas. This is the supported wholesale price, which makes up part of the overall kWh rate that a business pays.

As part of World Mental Health Day (10^th October) ACS is reminding retailers about the resources and services that they can access to help manage their mental health and wellbeing.

ACS has developed a Wellbeing Guide which provides convenience retailers of all sizes with practical advice about supporting wellbeing to staff stores effectively, covering shop floor colleagues to business owners.

The guide covers a range of areas, including: