ACS: The Local Shop Podcast
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ACS: The Local Shop Podcast
Convenience stores are a huge part of the UK economy, employing over 443,000 people while serving millions of customers every day. The Local Shop Podcast brings the ACS team together with retailers and industry experts to discuss upcoming trends and the biggest political issues affecting the sector....
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76: Is AI about to change convenience?
We talk to John Clancy, co-founder and CEO of Galvia AI about how artificial intelligence can change the way that convenience retailers think about th...
75: What Next in the Battle against Crime?
The ACS Crime Report has revealed a new record level of shop theft, with over 6.2million offences committed in the last year. The report comes on the...
74: Budget Reaction: Big Changes to Employment Costs
Chris and James talk through the impact of the main announcements in the new Labour Government's first Budget, including employer National Insurance C...
73: What's in the Manifestos?
Chris, James and Ed talk through the commitments made in the manifestos released this week from the main parties looking to count on your vote at the...
72: Employment Opportunities for Everyone
James is joined by Gareth Evans from Spectra, Phil Ponsonby from Midcounties Co-operative and Anna Butcher from John Lewis to discuss how convenience...
71: The Election is Coming: What Happens Next
We react to the news that the General Election will be held on July 4th after a surprise announcement from the Prime Minister. Plus, what does the ele...
70: 200 Years of Cadbury with Mondelez
In this special episode of the Local Shop Podcast, Chris is joined by Susan Nash and Alisdair Hamilton from Mondelez to talk about the history of the...
69: What is the Government Doing about Vaping?
Chris is joined by James and Ed to talk through the raft of measures that the Government has announced on the vaping category in recent months, the im...
68: Celebrating International Women's Day
Guest host Sarah C Johnson is joined by leading retailers Sunita Aggarwal and Charlotte Dant to discuss International Women's Day, the Women's Indepen...
67: Spring Budget 2024 Reaction
Chris is joined by James and Ed to discuss the big announcements from the Chancellor's Budget.
P.S. We had some audio issu...
66: Spring Budget Preview
Chris, James and Ed preview the upcoming Spring Budget and discuss the latest developments on the disposable vapes ban.
65: Operation Pegasus and the Retail Crime Action Plan
James sits down with Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne OBE and National Business Crime Centre lead Patrick Holdaway to discuss the rece...
64: Budget 2023 Reaction: Where's the Money?
Chris, James and Ed discuss what was in (and what wasn't in) Jeremy Hunt's Budget, including a complete failure of Government to address the cliff edg...
63: Mini (?) Budget Reaction. Ep 63
Chris, James and Ed talk through the main headlines from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget, including the energy bill relief scheme, investment...
62: The Energy Crisis Facing Local Shops
Chris is joined by James and Ed to talk through the crisis facing retailers when it comes to energy bills this winter, what can be done to help, and w...
61: Talking Wellbeing with Meraki Creative Therapy
Chris is joined by Steve Dowling from ACS and Rebekah from Meraki Creative Therapy to discuss the importance of wellbeing for both retailers and colle...
60: Spring Statement Reaction
Chris, James and Ed talk through the big announcements in the Chancellor's Spring Statement, what support is available for businesses, and what's next...
59: Talking Rural Shops with Kerry Booth
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58: Autumn Budget Reaction
Chris and James talk through the main points of the Chancellor's Budget, including new measures to incentivise investment, duty rates reform, and wage...
57: Celebrating Incredible Community Retailing
On this episode, we hear from the three finalists of the Raj Aggarwal Trophy, who shared their inspirational stories at the 2021 Heart of the Communit...
56: Party Conference Roundup
Chris is joined by Ed, James, Lydia and Steve to discuss the party conference season, what the Government's agenda looks like in the future, and what...
55: Making Wellbeing a Priority
On this episode of the podcast, we hear from Steve Dowling about the launch of the brand new ACS Wellbeing Guide, as well as hear from experts on well...
54: How to Go Green in Store
James Lowman is joined by green expert Victoria Robertshaw, Retail Sector Council co-chair Richard Pennycook and net zero policy advisor Sam Lux to di...
53: What's next for ultra-fast grocery? with Matt Truman (True Global)
We're joined by prominent retail and tech investor Matt Truman of investment firm True Global to take a deep dive into ultra-fast grocery models like...
52: #ShopKind
Chris talks to Ed Woodall about the launch of the industry-wide #ShopKind campaign, plus a Sky News interview with James Lowman and Debbie Robinson.
51: 2021 Budget Reaction: Good news for local shops?
Chris is joined by James Lowman, Steve Dowling and Eleanor O Connell to run through the big announcements from this year's Budget, whether it's good n...
50: Talking Age of Play Changes with Camelot
Chris is joined by Camelot Head of Retail Operations Julie Brian to talk through the ins and outs of the upcoming change to the age of play for Nation...
49: What's the future of business rates?
Chris is joined by James and Ed to talk about whether the business rates system is still fit for purpose, if there's a simple alternative, and what lo...
48: Discussing Violence and Abuse with USDAW and Sussex PCC Katy Bourne
Chris is joined by Ed Woodall from ACS, Doug Russell from shopworkers union USDAW and Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne OBE to talk thr...
47: The Spending Review Review
Chris is joined by ACS Government Relations Director Ed Woodall to talk through the big announcements in the Spending Review, what they mean for retai...
46: Innovation Showcase Preview
On this episode, Chris talks through the latest announcements on the end of lockdown in December, and Will Nelson joins the podcast to talk through th...
45: Face Coverings, Masterclasses and More!
On this episode, Chris talks through the latest on the new regulations that have just come into force affecting convenience stores, we hear a preview...
44: Local Shop Report 2020
On this episode, we talk about the 2020 Local Shop Report - featuring a discussion with ACS Government Relations Director Ed Woodall and an expert pan...
43: Summer Statement Reaction
Chris is joined by ACS Government Relations Director Ed Woodall to provide initial thoughts on the Chancellor's summer statement and what it means for...
42: Talking Investment with Joe Williams
Chris is joined by award winning independent retailer Joe Williams to talk about some upcoming changes to his store in Hook Norton and how his busines...
41: Supporting Carers
On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by Emma Bould (Alzheimer's Society), Emily Holzhausen (Carers UK) and Sally Wake (Company Shop) to tal...
40: The Future of Employment - with James Lowman
On this episode of the podcast, Chris talks to ACS chief executive James Lowman about the impact that the pandemic has had on colleagues working in th...
39: New Research on How Local Shops are Responding
On this episode of the podcast, we hear from James Lowman on new research into how the convenience sector has responded to the lockdown, and there's a...
38: Taking Stock with James Lowman and Ed Woodall
On this episode, Chris is joined by James and Ed to discuss what the latest changes to the lockdown rules mean for retailers, whether the Government's...
37: Amit Puntambekar and Harriet English
On this episode, we speak to Amit Puntambekar, a Nisa retailer from Fenstanton about how his business is adapting, and there's a discussion with Harri...