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Village stores provide important services and essential goods for the communities they serve, says the ACS report.

Rural retailers ‘invested £280million in stores last year’

11 February 2026
A person is putting an empty plastic bottle into a reverse vending machine.

ACS works with Exchange for Change to support retailers

11 February 2026
SGF president Graham Watson says retailers can’t afford to invest in their business because they are swamped with the rising cost of doing business.

NI and NMW hikes have cost 6,000 jobs, according to Scottish...

1 October 2025

“Be nice” customers are told ahead of ShopKind Week

30 June 2025

Convenience channel shows resilience

16 December 2024
Disposable vape devices sit on a wooden bench in an array of colours.

Evapo offers fake vape advice

9 May 2024
The latest delay to the UK DRS sees the scheme pushed back by a further two years.

Scottish convenience leaders welcome DRS delay

30 April 2024
Disposable vape devices sit on a wooden bench in an array of colours.

ACS warns vape ban will fuel illicit market

25 March 2024
SGF chief executive Pete Cheema is urging the Scottish Government to take action to combat retail crime.

Call for action on retail crime

27 October 2023
Shopkeeper Asif Mohammad stands outside his convenience shop next to a hand written sign about energy prices.

Act on energy or shops will shut

1 September 2022

Age checks on phones

1 July 2022
rolling tobacco

Tobacco plan slammed

1 July 2022
ICU age verification

Bestway signs up to technology trial

1 March 2022

Pledge to protect cash

1 June 2021
2021 ACS Rural Shop Report

Rural retailers are essential

1 March 2021
Post office counter

Top PO jobs for retailers

1 February 2021
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