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NewsBira warns new visitor levy risks squeezing high street spending
Bira has responded to the news local authorities can now introduce so-called ‘visitor taxes’ to regions of the UK
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NewsACS officially launches its Local Shop Report 2026 in Parliament
The ACS’s Heart of the Community Event took place in London this morning
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NewsDawn raid sees Upminster store closed for selling illicit goods worth £10k
An Upminster business gets closed for three months after Havering Council’s Trading Standards team and police swooped
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NewsACS welcomes Laura Bates as new head of retailer engagement and marketing
The ACS has announced a change of staff in its marketing department
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NewsGovernment overhauls business reporting bureaucracy
‘Pen-pushing paperwork’ and costly red tape in business gets an overhaul
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NewsACS’s Local Shop Report reveals tax and inflation as main forces impacting stores
Tricky headwinds for convenience retailers have grown over the past year, the latest ACS report reveals today
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NewsACS warns interoperability is ‘crucial to success’ of digital age verification
The ACS has called on the Government to ensure digital proof of age schemes are interoperable
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NewsSurvey finds proposed vaping restrictions could cost public health £4.5bn a year
Elfbar says flavour name, packaging and design restrictions could push half a million vapers back to smoking
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NewsExchange for Change unveils proposed DRS producer fees
Deposit return scheme operator Exchange For Change has published the producer fees businesses will pay when the scheme launches in October 2027
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NewsLocal shops call on Chancellor to act on cost of trading in October’s Budget
The ACS has called on Chancellor John Healey to take action on the key issues affecting convenience stores
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NewsFood price cap will ‘decimate convenience stores’ warns SGF
The Scottish Grocers Federation has warned that proposed food price caps could inadvertently harm convenience stores operating under symbol group or franchise models
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NewsJust one month until Vaping Products Duty and Duty Stamps scheme starts
Businesses are reminded to prepare for Vaping Products Duty and the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme
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NewsScottish food price cap plans slammed by retail sector
The Association of Convenience Stores has joined 22 other trade bodies in urging First Minister John Swinney to reconsider plans to introduce a legal price cap on essential food and drink items
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NewsCould Gen Z be bucking the gloom around future of Britain’s high streets?
Almost two-thirds of Gen Z feel positive about the future of the UK’s high streets
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NewsNew figures show shoplifting nearly trebled in Scotland over the last three years
The SRC responds as Government figures released this week show a spike in Scottish shoplifting
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NewsTwo Lancaster vape shops receive closure orders from police
Illegal tobacco was found to repeatedly be on sale in two Lancaster stores by Trading Standards
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NewsIs giving local communities a say on the high street’s future a good idea?
A business leader has suggested wider consultation on the future of the high street could be fraught with issues
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NewsThe ACS highlights the importance of flexible working for retailers
ACS reponds to Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade’s consultation on reforming zero hours contracts
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NewsSpecial Olympics GB DRS trial looks to help improve scheme's accessibility
CCEP, Exchange for Change and Special Olympics Great Britain partner on DRS accessibility trial
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NewsExchange for Change confirmed to run the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme
Exchange for Change will run the entirety of the UK’s DRS scheme including Wales, it has been confirmed