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Martyn Brett-Lee, UK Managing Director, Applegreen

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Book Your Place at ACS’ Responsible Retailing Forum!

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.

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Less Than One Month Until ACS’ 2023 Local Shop Report Launch!

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:

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Allwyn’s Online Portal Goes Live for National Lottery Retailers

Allwyn, incoming operator of The National Lottery, today confirmed that its new online retailer portal has gone live and urged independent National Lottery retailers to log on via TNLpartners.co.uk at their earliest convenience. 

To ensure retailers don’t experience an interruption to their National Lottery service, they will need to log on and electronically transfer their existing Retailer Agreement from Camelot to Allwyn by 18 December 2023 at the latest.

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ACS Announces 2023 Raj Aggarwal Trophy Finalists

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has announced the finalists of the 2023 Raj Aggarwal Trophy, marking the legacy of independent retailer and community champion Raj Aggarwal.

The trophy will be 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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ACS Announces 2023 Raj Aggarwal Trophy Finalists

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has announced the finalists of the 2023 Raj Aggarwal Trophy, marking the legacy of independent retailer and community champion Raj Aggarwal.

The trophy will be 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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Get Involved with Our Campaign to Support Responsible Retailing of Vape Products

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is reminding retailers about its new campaign aimed at cracking down on rogue vape sales and supporting responsible retailers.

As part of the campaign, ACS has published new Challenge25 materials specific to vaping to help responsible retailers when serving customers. Challenging customers who look underage is one of the biggest triggers of abuse (ACS Crime Report 2023), so signposting retailers’ responsibilities can be an effective way of reducing the risk of confrontation. 

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