1. Book Now for the Safer Trading Conference

    Book Now for the Safer Trading Conference

    The all new Safer Trading conference features sessions on responsible retailing, health and safety and crime and takes place on May 22nd at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole

  2. Voice of Local Shops Survey: Signs of Optimism Returning

    Voice of Local Shops Survey: Signs of Optimism Returning

    The latest Voice of Local Shops Survey has revealed that the number of retailers considering investments in their stores has increased by almost a third, with the number looking to increase staff employment hours also rising

  3. Win an exclusive trip to Oslo!

    Win an exclusive trip to Oslo!

    The ACS Achievement Award is a competition designed to recognize insight, innovation and a clear understanding of the current and future challenges facing convenience retailing. Enter now for your chance to win a place on the exclusive ACS Study Tour to Oslo

  4. Book Your Place at the 2012 Forecourt Seminar in July

    Book Your Place at the 2012 Forecourt Seminar in July

    ACS and RMI Petrol have teamed up to give retailers the latest insights into the issues facing the forecourt sector and a sneak peek at the forecourt of the future on July 5th at the King Power Stadium in Leicester

Book Now for the 2012 Forecourt Seminar in July

Book Now for the 2012 Forecourt Seminar in July

 The ACS Forecourt Seminar, to be held at the King Power Stadium in Leicester on July 5th, will give essential insights to forecourt retailers and spark the debate on the most effective ways to succeed in a difficult market.

The day will feature presentations from top retailers on innovations that they have used on their forecourt sites to cut costs and improve the customer experience, along with a first look at the design and branding of the forecourt of the future. JTI will be…

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OFT

ACS and NFRN Launch Joint Legal Challenge Against OFT

In a move unprecedented in the history of the news industry, today the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) and ACS have launched a joint legal challenge to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, against the OFT’s decision to deny a further short review of the industry on the grounds that the review fails to meet the OFT’s prioritisation principles.

The NFRN and ACS are jointly challenging the rationale behind the OFT’s decision which, according to the retail associations, appears to rely on evidence from publishers and wholesalers that they believe to be faulty, whilst evidence provided by the retail side appears not to have been fully taken into account...

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Upcoming Events

  1. Safer Trading Conference

    Hilton Birmingham

    22 May 2012

  2. ACS / Age UK: Real Lives, Real People

    Tavis House London

    3 July 2012

  3. Forecourt Seminar

    King Power Stadium Leicester

    5 July 2012

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