James Lowman news, comment and analysis – Page 12
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NewsNational minimum wage hikes will hit high street hard, warns the ACS
The wage is set to rise by 51p in April to £8.72 per hour
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Analysis & FeaturesIndustry reacts to ‘encouraging’ report on Scottish deposit return scheme plans
Here are reactions from across the industry to a key report on plans for a DRS in Scotland
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NewsACS offers convenience stores guidance on installing water refill stations
The latest ACS Voice of Local Shops survey shows that 51% of the independent retailers surveyed provide water dispensers
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NewsTory plans to help high streets need to ‘go much further’ say BRC
The prime minister said today the party had an ambitious programme to “revitalise towns”
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NewsConvenience sector welcomes Barclays’ U-turn on Post Office cash withdrawals
Barclays had been the only one of 28 banks partnered with the Post Office to refuse to sign new terms
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NewsCentral England Co-op CEO Debbie Robinson named chair of ACS
Robinson will replace Sewell Group MD Patrick Sewell
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NewsIndependent retailers voice fears over no-deal Brexit stock shortages
Our exclusive reportn found that more than one in 10 expected they would have to turn to supermarkets to try and fill the gaps on their shelves
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NewsGovernment must ‘get a grip’ on depletion of free cashpoints, says Which?
The ACS said it would continue to urge the Payments Systems Regulator to intervene to ensure that free access to cash
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NewsACS warns c-stores of no-deal Brexit disruption to supply and staff
The briefing also alerts convenience store operators to the risk of consumers stockpiling
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NewsLink launches fund for free-to-use cash machines in rural areas
Link will fund free-to-use ATMs in areas that have lost free access to cash in a new £4m initiative
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NewsTobacco Track and Trace ‘to be scrapped in no-deal Brexit’
The regulations have been called ‘the biggest regulatory cost to be imposed on the wholesale sector since the introduction of the national living wage’
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NewsTributes paid to former Scottish Grocers’ Federation CEO John Drummond
Drummond served as SGF chief executive from 2005 to 2015
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NewsTributes paid to former Scottish Grocers’ Federation CEO John Drummond
Drummond served as SGF chief executive from 2005 to 2015
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NewsRetail CEOs call for reform of ‘broken’ business rates system
Signatories to the letter include Asda, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op
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NewsTrack and trace support urged as retailers and suppliers fear non-compliance
The law states that manufacturers of tobacco products must provide retailers and wholesalers with the equipment necessary
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NewsProof of age body to develop digital identification system
The PASS standards group is chaired by ACS chief executive James Lowman
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NewsNational living wage forcing c-stores to cut staff hours, says ACS
The trade body voiced its concerns in oral evidence given to the Low Pay Commission
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NewsAssociation of Convenience Stores slams plans for ‘all-in’ DRS
James Lowman described the proposed system as a blunt instrument which would undermine existing kerbside recycling
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NewsDignity at Work charter attracts likes of Co-op, Bestway and Diageo
So far the charter has gained 23 signatories including buying groups Confex and Fairway Foodservice
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the post office evolve to survive?
More in-store post office concessions are opening. Can retailers make them work and how?