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ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the publication of correspondence from the Treasury Committee which sheds further light on the increasing cost of card payments for businesses in the UK.

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is calling on people working in local shops to provide their views on employment in the convenience sector as part of its annual Colleague Survey.

Now in its seventh year, the ACS Colleague Survey is designed to:

ACS has hailed the incredible contribution of colleagues working in convenience stores across Wales as part of the launch of its 2022 Welsh Local Shop Report. 

There are almost 3,000 convenience stores in Wales, the vast majority of which are independent businesses trading at the heart of their communities. Despite ongoing supply chain disruption, challenges with the pandemic and turbulence in the labour market, Welsh local shops have continued to provide an essential service for their customers due to the incredible efforts made by the sector’s 25,000 colleagues. 

GroceryAid has launched its Winter Heating Grant to support low-income households meet the increasing cost of heating bills this winter. 

Applications for the grant are now open and you can apply for the grant if you meet the following criteria:

Back in the Summer I wrote a blog about the problems we were starting to see on staff absences, and how the testing and isolation notifications (the “pingdemic”) we were seeing would cause real problems in the supply chain and stores if not addressed. Sadly, I was proven right to a large extent and we sleepwalked into a Summer that was far harder than it needed to be.

Book your place at the launch of ACS’ 2022 Welsh Local Shop Report, taking place virtually on 12^th January, 10 – 11am.

This virtual launch event will explore the findings of the 2022 report, taking a look at the stores, people and services shaping local shops in Wales.

The event will include a speech from Economy Minister Vaughan Gething about the Welsh Government’s plans to support local shops and the Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths will talk about the positive impact of local shops on their communities throughout the pandemic.

Book your free place at ACS’ Responsible Retailing Forum 2022, taking place on Tuesday 8th February 2022 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading.

The event will run from 10am until 2.30pm and will consist of three sessions on; the Delivery of a Deposit Returns Scheme, the Future of Responsible Retailing and the implementation of the Governments promotion and location restrictions on High Fat Salt Sugar products.

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is calling on retailers to share their experiences of retail crime over the last 12 months for ACS’ Crime Report.

The survey aims to look at the impact that crime is having on the convenience sector and colleagues working in stores, including the number of incidents and how much crime has cost local shops over the past 12 months.

Book your place at the launch of ACS’ 2022 Welsh Local Shop Report, taking place virtually on 12^th January, 10 – 11am.

This virtual launch event will explore the findings of the 2022 report, taking a look at the stores, people and services shaping local shops in Wales.

The event will include a speech from Economy Minister Vaughan Gething about the Welsh Government’s plans to support local shops and the Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths will talk about the positive impact of local shops on their communities throughout the pandemic.

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has launched its annual Colleague Survey and is calling on people working in local shops to provide their views on employment in the convenience sector.

Now in its seventh year, the ACS Colleague Survey is designed to: