ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed a letter from DEFRA Secretary George Eustice MP, recognising the enormous contribution of the people running and working in convenience stores.
Read MoreACS has welcomed an announcement from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy this morning (25th March), extending the deadline for filing all accounts by three months for businesses that have been affected by Covid-19. Under normal circumstances, companies that file accounts late are issued with an automatic penalty.
As part of the measures, while companies will still have to apply for the three month extension to be granted, those citing issues around Covid-19 will be automatically and immediately granted an extension.
Read MoreACS is encouraging convenience retailers to follow advice on social distancing to protect colleagues and customers from the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus).
It is advised that you implement additional measures in your store to help customers ensure that they adhere to social distancing guidelines. Consider putting lines on the floor in front of the till points to ensure that customers maintain a safe distance to colleagues, asking customers to maintain distance whilst queueing, and encourage customers to use contactless payment where possible.
Read MoreACS has called on the Government to ensure that the UK’s 405,000 convenience store colleagues are provided the key worker status so that they can carry on providing a lifeline to local communities.
From Friday afternoon, schools will close and remain closed until further notice for all except children of key workers and vulnerable children, as part of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak.
Read MoreACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has written to the Government calling for the introduction of measures to support local shops handle the impact of coronavirus.
ACS outlined key asks of the Government to help local shops mitigate the impact of the coronavirus, which are:
Read MoreACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the introduction of a Bill on tougher sentences for those who assault retail workers, led by Alex Norris MP.
The Bill seeks to make offences against retail workers aggravated, which would increase the options for more serious sentences for those convicted.
Read MoreChancellor Rishi Sunak MP has delivered his first Budget, announcing a series of measures to support businesses this year in light of uncertainty over COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Short term measures announced by the Chancellor include:
Read MoreMembers of the Association of Convenience Stores, British Retail Consortium, National Federation of Retail Newsagents and the shopworkers union, USDAW, presented a united voice to Government at a parliamentary event on Tuesday, calling for an end to violence against shopworkers.
Evidence from the industry and official Home Office figures show that there is a growing problem of violence and abuse in the retail sector. This is despite retailers investing £1.2 billion in crime prevention equipment and training to protect shopworkers from violence, abuse and crime.
Read More2020 Crime Report Sets out Evidence for Action on Crime Against Convenience Sector
Britain’s local shops have been the victim of over 50,000 incidents of violence over the last year, according to new figures from the Association of Convenience Stores’ 2020 Crime Report.
The Crime Report, being launched this week, provides evidence of the scale and impact of theft, violence, abuse and other crimes committed against convenience store retailers and their staff, setting out a clear vision for how the Government and the justice system can take action.
Read MoreThe Association of Convenience Stores, British Retail Consortium, Federation of Small Businesses, Positive Money and Responsible Finance are urging the Chancellor to use next week’s Budget to secure long-term access to cash across the UK.
16 Conservative MPs have supported action on access to cash in a private letter to the Chancellor submitted today (Thursday). The letter outlines that to secure long-term access to cash, the Chancellor should use his Budget to:
• Reverse the cuts to interchange fees paid by banks to fund the network
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