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ACS Echoes Concerns About Impact of Retail Crime on Shopworkers

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has echoed concerns raised by the Co-op about the levels of retail crime over the past year and the impact that this has on local shops and the communities that they serve.

New data published today (27th July) from the Co-op has seen crime, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour jump 35% year-on-year, with more than 175,000 incidents recorded in the first six months of this year – almost 1,000 incidents every day.

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Allwyn Sets Out Next Steps for Retailers Ahead of National Lottery Changeover

Allwyn, incoming licensee for the Fourth National Lottery Licence, has set out some next steps for National Lottery retailers ahead of the changeover on 1 February 2024.

With site surveys – where all retailers are being visited for future equipment upgrades – progressing smoothly, Allwyn will be contacting National Lottery retailers to tell them how they can electronically transfer their existing Retailer Agreement from Camelot to Allwyn, ready for the start of the new licence.

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ACS Welcomes New Network Championing Food and Drink Sector

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has come together alongside six other trade associations at the Royal Welsh Show, to highlight the vital role that the food and drink sector plays across Wales.

Launched today (24th July) Food 7 Cymru is a new network which has been formed to represent the interests of the food and drink sector to the Welsh Government and promote and sustainably develop employment, investment and growth in the food and drink sector. 

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