Tag: Association of Convenience Stores
Convenience channel shows resilience
Convenience retailers have faced some gruelling trading conditions and an array of challenges in 2024. Here's a look back at some of the biggest isssues of the last 12 months.
Evapo offers fake vape advice
Vape retailer Evapo has rolled out a new initiative to help consumers spot a fake vape with fears around the rise of the illicit trade due to the incoming ban.
Scottish convenience leaders welcome DRS delay
Scottish convenience industry leaders have broadly welcomed the delay to the UK-wide deposit return scheme (DRS), provided Westminster strives to work with businesses.
ACS warns vape ban will fuel illicit market
The ACS has claimed that the disposable vape ban will fuel the illicit trade by £645million should the UK Government continue with its current proposals.
Call for action on retail crime
Convenience store bosses and industry leaders have been calling on the Scottish Government to take urgent action to combat soaring retail crime.
Act on energy or shops will shut
As soaring energy costs threaten viable businesses, Scottish business owners have been sounding the alarm over electricity price hikes.
Age checks on phones
The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) has called for new age verification technology on smartphones.
Tobacco plan slammed
Proposals to raise the minimum age for tobacco sales by one year, every year, have been slammed as disruptive and impractical.
Bestway signs up to technology trial
Bestway Wholesale has signed up to an innovative age verification techonology trial, running across three of its symbol stores in Leeds.
Pledge to protect cash
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is backing a cash payment initiative from product review and consumer rights group Which?
Rural retailers are essential
Rural shops provide a lifeline for isolated communities, according to the latest report from the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).
Top PO jobs for retailers
The Post Office is on course to appoint two postmasters to its board of directors, following an open application process for non-executive director positions.
Rural event goes digital
THE Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) will launch its Rural Shop Report this month in a virtual event on 23 February.
ACS launches 2020 Local Shop Report
Convenience stores generated more than £44 billion in sales in the last year, according to ACS’s Local Shop Report for 2020
Rates win in England
RETAILERS south of the border had cause for celebration when the UK Supreme Court upheld a ruling against separate rates for ATMs
Menthol ban is coming
From 20 May, the sale of menthol cigarettes will be prohibited in the UK
