ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the rogue traders operating through mini marts, pop up shops, dodgy barbers and other shops on high streets across the UK.
For several years, ACS has been campaigning for the Government to do more to support responsible businesses as they see illicit activity taking place all around them, often linked to a wider underworld of criminal activity.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the rogue traders operating through mini marts, pop up shops, dodgy barbers and other shops on high streets across the UK.
For several years, ACS has been campaigning for the Government to do more to support responsible businesses as they see illicit activity taking place all around them, often linked to a wider underworld of criminal activity.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle the rogue traders operating through mini marts, pop up shops, dodgy barbers and other shops on high streets across the UK.
For several years, ACS has been campaigning for the Government to do more to support responsible businesses as they see illicit activity taking place all around them, often linked to a wider underworld of criminal activity.
The Association of Convenience Stores has launched a new awareness campaign to help retailers, colleagues and consumers with incoming rules on age verification for tobacco products.
The Decline09 campaign, backed by leading retailers and the Chartered Institute for Trading Standards is launching today at ACS’ Safe and Responsible Retailing Conference in Birmingham. It has been developed in consultation with the Department for Health and Social Care.
The Association of Convenience Stores has launched a new awareness campaign to help retailers, colleagues and consumers with incoming rules on age verification for tobacco products.
The Decline09 campaign, backed by leading retailers and the Chartered Institute for Trading Standards is launching today at ACS’ Safe and Responsible Retailing Conference in Birmingham. It has been developed in consultation with the Department for Health and Social Care.
ACS has responded to the publication of a call for evidence on the implementation of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, urging the Government to put in place a licensing system that tackles the illicit trade without unduly restricting responsible retailers.
The call for evidence, published today (October 8th) by the Department of Health and Social Care, seeks more detailed views on the tobacco and vaping market, the nature of products and how they’re manufactured, the proposal for a licensing system, and the proposal for a product registration scheme in the UK.
The Government have published details of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, including initial proposals for a retailer licensing scheme alongside a number of changes aimed at reducing youth access to tobacco and vaping products.
ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to focus on effective enforcement to deal with the huge illicit trade in vapes that will receive a £645m boost if disposable vapes are banned next year.
In response to the Government’s short consultation on the proposals to ban disposable vape devices from April 2025, ACS has highlighted a number of fundamental issues with DEFRA’s own impact assessment on the ban, warning that it has significantly underestimated the losses that will be felt by retailers.
ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Government to focus on effective enforcement to deal with the huge illicit trade in vapes that will receive a £645m boost if disposable vapes are banned next year.
In response to the Government’s short consultation on the proposals to ban disposable vape devices from April 2025, ACS has highlighted a number of fundamental issues with DEFRA’s own impact assessment on the ban, warning that it has significantly underestimated the losses that will be felt by retailers.
ACS has called for better enforcement of existing regulations in response to the Government’s announcement that it is to ban disposable vapes.
