Tag: Association of Convenience Stores
Jobs fall as wages rise
ACS report says 17,000 fewer are employed in c-stores
HE number of people employed by the convenience retailing trade in the UK has fallen by...
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...
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...
