Press Releases

Dec 07

FCA Proposes New Rules to Protect Access to Cash

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed new rules to protect access to cash for businesses and consumers across the UK.

The FCA has launched a consultation on a new regulatory regime, which would require banks and building societies, designated by the Government, to assess and address gaps, or potential gaps, in cash access provision in our local communities.

Under the proposals, designated firms will be required to:

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Oct 23

Local Shops Welcome New Retail Crime Action Plan to Tackle Prolific Offenders

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the publication of the new Retail Crime Action Plan, which sets out the way that police should respond to and investigate thefts against convenience stores and other retail businesses. 

The Retail Crime Action Plan, published by the National Police Chiefs Council today (23rd October), sets out a series of guidelines for the police on the following areas: 

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Oct 19

ONS Reports 25% Increase in Shop Theft Offences in England and Wales

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have seen an increase in the number of shop theft incidents reported to the police in England and Wales over the last year.

Released today (19th October) the figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) show a 25% increase of incidents of shop theft to a total of 365,164 offences in the year ending June 2023.

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Oct 12

Government Sets Out Options for Further Vape and Tobacco Restrictions

The Department of Health & Social Care has published details of a new consultation on ‘Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping’, setting out a range of options to reduce vape product availability to young people and introduce new laws that would stop anyone born after the start of 2009 from ever being able to legally purchase tobacco. 

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Oct 12

Forecourt Retailers Continuing to Invest in Range of Services and Tech for Customers

The 2023 Forecourt Report, published today by the Association of Convenience Stores, has highlighted the challenges and future opportunities for forecourt convenience retailers amid a changing fuel and vehicle market.

This year’s Forecourt Report shows the continued investment that forecourt retailers are making in improving the breadth and depth of services that they offer to customers, with services like free to use ATMs (39% of stores), click and collect services (31% of stores) and standalone parcel collection points (26% of stores) some of the most popular.

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