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ONS Reports 25% Increase in Shop Theft Offences in England and Wales

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have seen an increase in the number of shop theft incidents reported to the police in England and Wales over the last year.

Released today (19th October) the figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) show a 25% increase of incidents of shop theft to a total of 365,164 offences in the year ending June 2023.

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ONS Reports 25% Increase in Shop Theft Offences in England and Wales

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have seen an increase in the number of shop theft incidents reported to the police in England and Wales over the last year.

Released today (19th October) the figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) show a 25% increase of incidents of shop theft to a total of 365,164 offences in the year ending June 2023.

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Raj Aggarwal Trophy winner

Broadway Premier Wins 2023 Raj Aggarwal Trophy

ACS is delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 Raj Aggarwal Trophy as the Williams Family of Premier Broadway in Edinburgh. 

The trophy is awarded to retailers who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to community retailing over the last year, supporting their colleagues, customers and fellow retailers. 

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ShopKind Supports Safer Business Action Week

ShopKind is supporting Safer Business Action Week and encouraging all ShopKind supporters to get involved by promoting ShopKind materials and spreading the campaign message across their network.

Taking place from 16th October, the aim of the week is to put a focus on business crime, raise awareness of the issues affecting businesses and highlight the existing work that is taking place to provide support to businesses.

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Government Sets Out Options for Further Vape and Tobacco Restrictions

The Department of Health & Social Care has published details of a new consultation on ‘Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping’, setting out a range of options to reduce vape product availability to young people and introduce new laws that would stop anyone born after the start of 2009 from ever being able to legally purchase tobacco. 

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Vaping options

Government Sets Out Options for Further Vape and Tobacco Restrictions

The Department of Health & Social Care has published details of a new consultation on ‘Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping’, setting out a range of options to reduce vape product availability to young people and introduce new laws that would stop anyone born after the start of 2009 from ever being able to legally purchase tobacco. 

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Forecourt Retailers Continuing to Invest in Range of Services and Tech for Customers

The 2023 Forecourt Report, published today by the Association of Convenience Stores, has highlighted the challenges and future opportunities for forecourt convenience retailers amid a changing fuel and vehicle market.

This year’s Forecourt Report shows the continued investment that forecourt retailers are making in improving the breadth and depth of services that they offer to customers, with services like free to use ATMs (39% of stores), click and collect services (31% of stores) and standalone parcel collection points (26% of stores) some of the most popular.

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