All ACS articles
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NewsGovernment abandons day-one unfair dismissal pledge for workers
The government abandons its manifesto pledge to give workers unfair dismissal rights from day one
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NewsBudget 2025: Industry reacts to Autumn Budget
The industry reacts to the Chancellor’s Budget 2025
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NewsNational Living Wage set to hit £12.71 per hour in April 2026
The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on the future rate of the National Living Wage
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NewsACS calls for 12-month lead time for implementing energy drinks ban
The ACS responds to the Government’s planned ban of underage energy drink sales
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NewsACS warns against including glass in Welsh deposit return scheme
The Association of Convenience Stores has urged the Welsh Government to exclude glass from its proposed deposit return scheme, warning it would make the system “unnecessarily expensive” and create supply chain issues across the Wales-England border.
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NewsMidcounties Co-op boss takes over as ACS chair
Phil Ponsonby has officially begun his tenure as chair of the Association of Convenience Stores, replacing Ramesh Shingadia who completed his two-year term
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NewsACS urges retailers to write to their MPs ahead of Autumn Budget
The ACS is encouraging more retailers to write to their local MP ahead of the Autumn Budget
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NewsShop theft in England and Wales rises 13%
Bira warn the true scale may be far higher due to widespread underreporting by retailers who have lost faith in police response
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NewsACS calls for business rate reform in Autumn Budget
The ACS has submitted evidence to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Budget on 26 November
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NewsLicensing scheme proposals cautiously welcomed by industry
The industry has largely welcomed plans for a licensing scheme for retailers as part of the proposed Tobacco and Vapes Bill
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NewsGovernment called on to support Post Office stores
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the government to support local shops that host the majority of UK Post Offices, warning their future depends on the viability of convenience stores
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NewsMidcounties Co-op boss named ACS chair succeeding Ramesh Shingadia
ACS appoints Phil Ponsonby as next chair and award-winning Spar retailer Susan Connolly as vice chair
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NewsEmployment Rights Bill gets a step closer
The Employment Rights Bill will today return to the House of Commons
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NewsACS urges government to consider Employment Rights Bill amendments
The ACS calls on the government to make the Employment Rights Bill more practical for local retailers
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NewsGovernment’s progress on business rates reform pre-Budget welcomed
The ACS, BRC and more cautiously welcome the Government’s interim report on business rates
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NewsACS urges Chancellor to reform business rates ahead of Autumn Budget
The ACS has written to Rachel Reeves requesting urgent changes to help local shops invest in their long-term sustainability
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News‘We are criminalising poverty’: Green Party’s new leader challenges shoplifting crackdown
Newly-elected Green Party leader suggests imprisonment is not the solution for those stealing out of poverty, and leading retailers agree
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NewsCEO James Lowman to leave ACS after nearly three decades
ACS chief executive James Lowman will step down in early 2026 after serving the organisation for almost three decades
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NewsACS outlines impact of retail crime to Select Committee on small businesses
The ACS has been giving evidence to the Government about the impact of retail crime