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Rural shops more important than ever, new report shows.

8 Feb 2024

The ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has celebrated the crucial role that rural shops play in thousands of communities across the UK in its 2024 Rural Shop Report.
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Study reveals Apple Pay and contactless payments have overtaken cash payments as favourite ways to pay in-store.

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Fed expresses alarm at ‘runaway’ shoplifting incidents.

5 Feb 2024

The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) has expressed alarm at new figures that show shoplifting at its highest level in 20 years.
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Hunstanton deli launches new West Norfolk food and drink festival.

5 Feb 2024

A brand-new festival is being launched next month is “all about community and breathing life into the High Street”, according to Mark Kacary, managing director of The Norfolk Deli in... Read more…

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Tackling violent crime against retailers

Posted on in Business News

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The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) stands behind the commitments of Victoria Atkins, Home Office Minister MP, who is urging the Government to look into violent crime against retailers.

Atkins, is promoting the Government to include confronting retailer crime in the already ongoing work to prevent violent crime.

A meeting on the 7th of February will focus exclusively on the violence and abuses towards retailers.

The ACS is calling for all Police and Crime Commissioners to agree to ensure that the police force takes abuse and theft to retailers seriously, responding to all reports of violence.

James Lowman, ACS chief executive, said:

"We welcome the Minister's recognition of violence against shopworkers as a serious issue that affects thousands of people on a regular basis. Tackling violence against shopworkers on the front line enforcing the law must be a key priority for all authorities, all the way from central Government through to Police and Crime Commissioners and local beat police, and this must include targeted action to deal with shop theft, which is one of the most common triggers of abuse along with challenging attempted underage sales."

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