Association of Convenience Stores

ACS: The Local Shop Podcast

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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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Association of Convenience Stores

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4: Colleagues in Convenience 11.02.2019 19:12

In this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by Katie Cross and Steve Dowling from ACS to talk about how people working in the convenience sector feel about their job, and how that compares to people who work in similar positions outside of the sector. The ACS Colleague Survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ACScolleague2019

3: Technology in the Convenience Sector 17.01.2019 37:27

On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by ACS chief executive James Lowman and PayPoint marketing director Steve O’Neill to talk about the latest innovations in technology in the convenience sector, what the opportunities and threats are when it comes to gathering data, and what stores might look like in the future. We’ll be talking more about technology at the ACS Technology Showcase on...

2: End of 2018 Review 08.01.2019 27:29

On this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by ACS chief executive James Lowman and ACS chairman Patrick Sewell to discuss the highlights of 2018, as well as some of the challenges coming up in 2019.

1: The Local Shop Report 13.12.2018 17:31

The Local Shop Report is a comprehensive look at the 46,262 stores in the convenience sector, the people running those stores and the customers that use them every day. In this podcast, Chris Noice and James