Tag: Association of Convenience Stores

Pay hikes not sustainable

Retailer groups say proposed NLW increases will cut staff totals PLANNED increases to the National Living Wage could be unsustainable, convenience retail bodies have warned. The...

Forecourt sales worth £4bn

New ACS report shows petrol forecourt sector’s contribution to UK convenience retail industry A new report has highlighted the importance of forecourts to the UK’s...

Retailer group wants your NLW info

THE Association of Convenience Stores has launched its 2016 National Living Wage and Minimum Wage survey as part of its work to gather evidence...

Keeping your cool

With investment by convenience retailers in refrigeration increasing Scottish Grocer spoke to two experts in the field about what systems are proving popular and...

A boon to smugglers?

3% extra rise in duty for rolling tobacco ‘step in the wrong direction’ CHANCELLOR George Osborne has been strongly criticised for potentially lending a helping hand...

Optimism on the up

LOCAL retailers in Britain are increasingly optimistic, despite many experiencing a tough sales environment and new costs. The most recent Association of Convenience Stores’ Voice...

Wage response

THE Association of Convenience Stores is calling on retailers to respond to its National Living Wage survey 2016 to help prepare a response to...

C-stores up business investment

Britain’s c-store operators are investing heavily in their shops, figures released by the Association of Convenience Stores say. The ACS Investment Tracker says convenience retailers...

Industry makes its budget case

• Greater predictability sought over the minimum wage • Calls for measures to encourage retail investment WITH the budget just around the corner industry bodies have been putting...
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Will Tesco Express join c-store group?

Constitutional change would allow major multiples into ACS MULTIPLE grocers could soon be allowed membership of the Association of Convenience Stores, if a vote on...