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Budget 2024

The Budget is a statement made to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on t

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ACS Conference24 with headline sponsors Mondelez | Snack Display and One Stop

Book Your Place at Conference24!

ACS is encouraging everyone involved in the convenience sector to secure their place at Conference24, the must-attend event bringing together over 500 retailers, suppliers and industry experts from around the globe.

Conference24 takes place on Tuesday April 30th at the Vox in Birmingham, co-located with the National Convenience Show, providing the perfect opportunity for anyone who is engaged with the convenience sector to hear about how consumer behaviour is changing, and how retailers are responding to keep themselves ahead of the pack.

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REL Field Marketing

REL Field Marketing was founded in 1995 we have close to three decades of relevant sales and merchandising experience. REL is an award-winning field marketing agency working with branded manufacturers and retailers across multiple channels. REL has extensive external recognition including FMBE, Great Place to Work for business, people and product and WorkL Happiest Workplace. REL is also a proud holder of the Silver Ecovadis award, a significant award on our sustainability journey.

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ACS Welcomes Plans to Give More Businesses Access to Energy Ombudsman

ACS has responded to a consultation launched by energy regulator Ofgem, welcoming proposals to expand the number of businesses that have access to the Energy Ombudsman.

In the consultation, Ofgem outlines its plans to expand the support that the Energy Ombudsman provides to include a wider range of businesses. Under current rules, the Ombudsman can only help businesses that meet Ofgem’s microbusiness definition, but the proposals would expand that to businesses with up to 50 employees.

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ACS Welcomes Plans to Give More Businesses Access to Energy Ombudsman

ACS has responded to a consultation launched by energy regulator Ofgem, welcoming proposals to expand the number of businesses that have access to the Energy Ombudsman.

In the consultation, Ofgem outlines its plans to expand the support that the Energy Ombudsman provides to include a wider range of businesses. Under current rules, the Ombudsman can only help businesses that meet Ofgem’s microbusiness definition, but the proposals would expand that to businesses with up to 50 employees.

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ACS Local Shop Forecourt

2 Weeks Left - Book Your Place at the ACS/PRA Forecourt, Power and Convenience Conference!

We’re just two weeks away from our ACS/PRA Forecourt, Power, and Convenience Conference coming up on the 31st January, and it is a must-attend event for anyone interested in fuel retailing, the challenges facing convenience and petrol retailers, and the opportunities for growth in the forecourt sector. Held at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, this event brings together experts in the fuel and convenience sectors to outline the next steps for this changing market.

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ACS meet with Staffordshire PCC Ben Adams at Spar Convenience Store

More Police and Crime Commissioners Outline Plans to Tackle Retail Crime

ACS has reiterated its calls to all Police and Crime Commissioners to prioritise shop theft as more Commissioners outline their plans to tackle crime in their local areas.  

Earlier this week, Ben Adams, Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire met with Spar Retailer Julian Taylor-Green and ACS Government Relations Director Edward Woodall to discuss the impact of shop theft on Julian’s store and across the convenience sector.

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Jasmine O'Meara, Delivery Team Manager, West Midlands Police, Violence Reduction Partnership

Jasmine has a real passion when it comes to supporting our young people and helping them through challenging and difficult times. A real understanding of trauma and its impacts is something Jasmine is passionate about embedding across an array of services, businesses and organisations. Believing everyone should be trauma informed, Jasmine has worked with the Violence Reduction Partnership for 3 years and covers Birmingham, Solihull, and Coventry as the delivery manager.

David McCrossen, Deputy General Secretary, USDAW

I was appointed an Area Organiser in 1989 and had day to day responsibility for Sussex. I became Deputy Regional Secretary for our Eastern Region (which covers most of London and the home countries) in 2006 and stepped up to Regional Secretary of the same Region in 2014.

I was elected Deputy General Secretary of Usdaw in 2018.

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