First Minister Humza Yousaf has announced the Scottish Programme for Government which outlines the legislative priorities for the next parliamentary year.
Announced today (5th September) the programme includes plans to address vaping in Scotland both in terms of use of vaping products by nonsmokers and young people and tackling the environmental impact of single-use vapes.
In a joint letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, a coalition of businesses, charities and consumer groups, including ACS, have called for urgent action to protect cash as a critical payment method for both consumers and businesses.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on energy regulator Ofgem to take urgent action to limit the way that suppliers can put non-domestic customers onto expensive deemed rates, as part of a wider ambition to make the market fairer and more transparent.
Book your place at the launch of our 2023 Forecourt Report, taking place online on 12th October at 10am - 12pm.
The virtual launch event will provide you with a first look at the findings of the report and give you the opportunity to be a part of the discussion as we explore in detail how forecourt retailing looks now and how it might evolve in the future.
Confirmed speakers and panellists include:
Book your free place at ACS’ Responsible Retailing Forum, taking place virtually at 10am - 11.30am on 31st October.
The Responsible Retailing Forum is the chance for retailers and suppliers to come together and discuss the regulatory and responsibility issues affecting local shops.
Attendees of this event will hear from government officials and industry experts about some of the high priority issues impacting the convenience sector and understand the implications of upcoming regulations.
There’s less than one month until the launch of the 2023 Local Shop Report, taking place online on 14th September.
This virtual launch event will give you the chance to have a first look at the findings of our 2023 Local Shop Report and to be a part of the discussion as we explore the data in detail and discuss what the information means in real terms.
Confirmed speakers and panellists include:
Allwyn, incoming operator of The National Lottery, today confirmed that its new online retailer portal has gone live and urged independent National Lottery retailers to log on via TNLpartners.co.uk at their earliest convenience.
To ensure retailers don’t experience an interruption to their National Lottery service, they will need to log on and electronically transfer their existing Retailer Agreement from Camelot to Allwyn by 18 December 2023 at the latest.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is reminding retailers about its new campaign aimed at cracking down on rogue vape sales and supporting responsible retailers.
As part of the campaign, ACS has published new Challenge25 materials specific to vaping to help responsible retailers when serving customers. Challenging customers who look underage is one of the biggest triggers of abuse (ACS Crime Report 2023), so signposting retailers’ responsibilities can be an effective way of reducing the risk of confrontation.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed new measures which have been introduced to protect free access to cash across the UK.
Announced today (18th August) under a new framework set out by the Treasury, consumers and businesses are set to be no further than three miles away from withdrawing cash.
Book your place at the launch of ACS’ 2023 Local Shop Report, taking place online on 14th September.
This virtual launch event will give you the chance to have a first look at the findings of our 2023 Local Shop Report and to be a part of the discussion as we explore the data in detail and discuss what the information means in real terms.
Confirmed speakers and panellists include:
