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Bira cautiously welcomes new crime and policing bill to tackle retail crime across high street businesses

26 Feb 2025

ACT parent company Bira has cautiously welcomed Labour's Crime and Policing Bill but is calling for urgent action and immediate funding to address the surge in retail crime affecting independent... Read more…

Bira warns of 'troubled times ahead' despite interest rate cut

7 Feb 2025

ACT parent company Bira has warned that retailers across Britain face troubled times ahead despite today's Bank of England interest rate cut to 4.5%, as the Bank halves its growth forecast for... Read more…

Free webinar exclusive to ACT members on employment law compliance

4 Feb 2025

The ACT and legal partner WorkNest are hosting an exclusive webinar on how to remain compliant with employment law while making necessary business changes.
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ACT parent company Bira urges Government action as December sales disappoint

23 Jan 2025

ACT parent company Bira is calling for urgent government intervention following disappointing December retail figures, which show sales volumes fell by 0.3% following a modest 0.1% rise in... Read more…

ACT announces new partnership with legal specialists WorkNest

17 Jan 2025

The ACT has teamed up with employment law, HR, and health and safety experts WorkNest as the association's new legal partner.
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Bira comments after BRC release Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor Report for December

9 Jan 2025

ACT parent company Bira has warned that disappointing footfall figures for December show mounting pressures on independent retailers, with concerning implications for 2025 as business costs... Read more…

2024 year in review: A message from ACT Director Jonathan Harrison

18 Dec 2024

Director of the ACT Jonathan Harrison has praised the "resilience and adaptability" of the ACT and its members in an end of year message.
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Practical steps to prevent credit card and payment fraud as an independent cycling retailer

4 Dec 2024

As credit card fraud becomes increasingly sophisticated, taking these steps could help you stay ahead of the fraudsters…
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Scottish retailers call for urgent business rates support as gap widens with rest of UK

29 Nov 2024

Scottish independent retailers, including those in the cycling sector, are urging the Scottish Government to provide crucial business rates relief in its upcoming budget, as the disparity in... Read more…

Bira and ACT welcome new House of Lords report on high street regeneration

28 Nov 2024

Independent retailers back call for local leadership and simplified funding.
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Businesses on deadline to adhere to FCA Consumer Duty

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FCA Together with our partners at V12 Retail Finance, we are highlighting the FCA Consumer Duty and the four key outcomes that the FCA will be looking for authorised businesses to adhere to.

While the FCA has given authorised businesses one year to implement these new changes, it is important to begin reviewing your business and implementing the principle sooner rather than later. This way you have adequate time to educate staff, review policies and inner workings and really embed the principle in how your business treats customers and conducts its operations.

V12 have put together a Consumer Duty Guide which recaps on all this important information and has quick links to useful resources. You may find it useful to download this guide and share among your colleagues. To get your copy, click here.

The first deadline to be aware of is 31 October 2022. The FCA has said that authorised businesses’ Boards (or equivalent management body) should have agreed their implementation plans by the end of October 2022 and be able to show they have scrutinised and challenged these plans to ensure they are deliverable and robust to meet the new standards. We also said that authorised businesses should expect to be asked to share implementation plans, Board papers and minutes with supervisors and be challenged on their contents.

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Retail Finance Training

One of the most effective ways to ensure that you and your staff are fully trained and compliant is by taking our Retail Finance Training course. Developed by ACT, it is the first online learning course for retailers which aims to build the skills and knowledge required to maximise sales using Retail finance.

You can find more information about Retail Finance Training on the service page and you can try the demo for free here.

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