ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores)
10 Feb 2026
UK’s Rural Shops Invested Over £280m In Last Year
The Association of Convenience Stores launched the 2026 Rural Shop Report, in Parliament last week. The report reveals that rural retailers have spent over a quarter of a billion pounds...
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21 Jul 2025
New ACS Report Reveals Public Priorities for Local Services
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has published its Community Barometer 2025, providing fresh insight into which local services voters value most and want to see more of in their...
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30 Jan 2024
Rural Shops More Important Than Ever to Isolated Communities
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is celebrating the crucial role that rural shops play in thousands of communities across the UK as part of the launch of the 2024...
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04 Dec 2023
Over 15,000 Free to Use ATMs Lost Since 2018
The number of free to use cash machines available in the UK has fallen by almost 30% in the last five years, according to new figures from the Association of...
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07 Aug 2023
Post Offices and pharmacies top of local services
The Association of Convenience Stores, one of our Rural Services Partnership members, last week launched their 2023 Community Barometer. This explores how people value the services in their local area,...
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30 Jan 2023
MPs urged to support rural shops pledge
Launched last week, the 2023 Rural Shop Report (produced by the Association of Convenience Stores ACS) demonstrates the close links that rural retailers have with their communities, their importance as...
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17 Oct 2022
Government Energy Bill Survey
The Department for Business are asking all businesses to respond to a survey on energy bills and the impact increased costs are having on your business The Association of Convenience...
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03 Feb 2022
2022 Rural Shop Report
Recently, we launched our 2022 Rural Shop Report which looks at the vital role that rural convenience stores play in the day to day lives of their customers and takes...
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03 Feb 2022
Encouraging older shoppers back into rural stores
A series of practical recommendations to encourage older shoppers in rural areas back into local stores in the wake of Covid-19 have emerged from research commissioned by the National Innovation...
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30 Nov 2021
RSP Member – ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores)
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is the voice of over 17,000 rural shops, supporting our members through effective lobbying, comprehensive advice and innovative networking opportunities. Rural shops contribute £3.7bn...
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