Press Releases
GroceryAid Launches New Fund to Support Convenience Colleagues
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the launch of a new £1.5 million fund from GroceryAid to help grocery colleagues deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
GroceryAid is a national charity offering emotional, financial and practical advice and support on a range of issues for all grocery colleagues and their immediate families.
The new fund aims to provide help to colleagues in three key ways:
Read MoreACS: Government Issues Coronavirus Testing Guidance
The Government has issued further guidance for employers on coronavirus testing following the announcement that essential workers that are self-isolating are now eligible for the coronavirus test.
The NHS has produced a more detailed Employer Referral Portal- User Guide providing a step by step guide of how the portal works, how to fill out the referral spreadsheet, what information you will need about employees and how to track employee testing.
Read MoreACS Welcomes Coronavirus Testing Extension
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed an announcement from the Government about the extension of coronavirus testing to all key workers in England experiencing coronavirus symptoms.
During yesterday’s press conference, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock outlined the Government’s ‘test, track and trace’ programme to help the UK out of lockdown.
Read MoreACS Develops New Resource to Help Vulnerable Customers
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has developed a resource to help convenience retailers work with councils to provide support to the vulnerable customers living in their communities.
Read MoreACS Calls on Retailers to Complete National Living Wage Survey 2020
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is calling on retailers to respond to the National Living Wage Survey 2020.
To respond to the survey, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ACSNLWSurvey2020
The closing date for the survey is 6th May 2020. All responses are confidential.
Read MoreACS Launches Guidance for Customers Shopping on Behalf of Others
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has developed new guidance to help convenience retailers to support customers who are grocery shopping on behalf of others during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Launched today (21st April) the new guidance has been developed to inform convenience retailers about best practice on offering and processing ‘card not present’ payments during the COVID-19 outbreak for volunteers purchasing groceries on behalf of vulnerable customers or people self-isolating.
Read MoreSecretary of State Recognises Vital Role of Local Shops
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed a letter from Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in retail during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In the open letter to the retail sector, Alok Sharma MP outlines the support that has been made available by the Government for retailers and thanks those working in and running stores.
Read MoreACS Urges Retailers to Report Profiteering to CMA in New Campaign
ACS has launched a new campaign this week, calling on convenience store retailers to report those who are attempting to raise prices unfairly and take advantage of consumers during the Covid-19 outbreak.
ACS is urging retailers to report any instances they see to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), who have set up a taskforce on the issue in response to complaints about price hikes from consumers.
Read MoreACS Home Delivery Guidance: New Information on Vehicle Insurance Requirements
ACS has developed guidance for retailers in the convenience sector who are looking to provide home delivery for customers, including new information on vehicle insurance requirements.
Read MoreACS Outlines Business Rates Support Measures Available for Local Shops
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is outlining the business rates and cash grant support measures that have been made available for retailers in response to the developing situation of the coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19).
The funding that has been made available is detailed below:
England
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