ACS: The Local Shop Podcast

By Association of Convenience Stores

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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.


Episode Date
79: Unpacking the Election Results
May 11, 2026
78: Looking Ahead to 2026
Dec 31, 2025
77: Budget Preview 2025
Nov 24, 2025
76: Is AI about to change convenience?
Oct 13, 2025
75: What Next in the Battle against Crime?
Mar 10, 2025
74: Budget Reaction: Big Changes to Employment Costs
Oct 30, 2024
73: What's in the Manifestos?
Jun 14, 2024
72: Employment Opportunities for Everyone
Jun 12, 2024
71: The Election is Coming: What Happens Next
May 23, 2024
70: 200 Years of Cadbury with Mondelez
Apr 15, 2024
69: What is the Government Doing about Vaping?
Mar 27, 2024
68: Celebrating International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2024
67: Spring Budget 2024 Reaction
Mar 06, 2024
66: Spring Budget Preview
Mar 01, 2024
65: Operation Pegasus and the Retail Crime Action Plan
Nov 09, 2023
64: Budget 2023 Reaction: Where's the Money?
Mar 15, 2023
63: Mini (?) Budget Reaction. Ep 63
Sep 23, 2022
62: The Energy Crisis Facing Local Shops
Sep 01, 2022
61: Talking Wellbeing with Meraki Creative Therapy
Apr 14, 2022
60: Spring Statement Reaction
Mar 23, 2022
59: Talking Rural Shops with Kerry Booth
Feb 01, 2022
58: Autumn Budget Reaction
Oct 27, 2021
57: Celebrating Incredible Community Retailing
Oct 19, 2021
56: Party Conference Roundup
Oct 06, 2021
55: Making Wellbeing a Priority
Aug 31, 2021
54: How to Go Green in Store
Aug 16, 2021
53: What's next for ultra-fast grocery? with Matt Truman (True Global)
Jun 25, 2021
52: #ShopKind
Apr 19, 2021
51: 2021 Budget Reaction: Good news for local shops?
Mar 03, 2021
50: Talking Age of Play Changes with Camelot
Feb 25, 2021
49: What's the future of business rates?
Feb 08, 2021
48: Discussing Violence and Abuse with USDAW and Sussex PCC Katy Bourne
Dec 08, 2020
47: The Spending Review Review
Nov 26, 2020
46: Innovation Showcase Preview
Nov 23, 2020
45: Face Coverings, Masterclasses and More!
Sep 25, 2020
44: Local Shop Report 2020
Sep 10, 2020
43: Summer Statement Reaction
Jul 08, 2020
42: Talking Investment with Joe Williams
Jul 02, 2020
41: Supporting Carers
Jun 12, 2020
40: The Future of Employment - with James Lowman
Jun 04, 2020
39: New Research on How Local Shops are Responding
May 20, 2020
38: Taking Stock with James Lowman and Ed Woodall
May 13, 2020
37: Amit Puntambekar and Harriet English
May 06, 2020
36: Dennis Williams and Graham Soult
Apr 29, 2020
35: Menthol Ban Revisited
Apr 22, 2020
34: A New Normal
Apr 15, 2020
33: How Stores Are Adapting
Apr 08, 2020
32: Keeping Colleagues and Customers Safe
Apr 02, 2020
31: Social Distancing
Mar 25, 2020
30: Update on COVID-19
Mar 18, 2020
29: Budget 2020 Reaction
Mar 11, 2020
28: Dementia Friends Campaign
Feb 07, 2020
27: Talking Tech with Google
Feb 03, 2020
26: Budget 2020 Preview
Jan 22, 2020
25: Menthol Ban Mythbuster
Jan 17, 2020
24: Election 2019: The Morning After
Dec 13, 2019
23: Tracking Investment in the Convenience Sector
Dec 09, 2019
22: Making Sense of Manifestos
Dec 02, 2019
21: What to Expect When You’re Electing
Oct 31, 2019
20: Heart of the Community 2019 Part Three - Crime
Oct 23, 2019
19: Heart of the Community 2019 Part Two - Services
Oct 21, 2019
18: Heart of the Community 2019 Part One - Food
Oct 17, 2019
17: The B Word
Oct 04, 2019
16: Fuel and Forecourts - with James Spencer, Portland Fuel
Oct 01, 2019
15: Local Shop Report Part 3 - Professor Jonathan Reynolds
Sep 19, 2019
14: Local Shop Report 2019 - Part Two
Sep 11, 2019
13: Local Shop Report 2019 - Part One
Sep 10, 2019
12: A World View - with Sabine Benoit and Paul Chamberlain
Aug 21, 2019
11: Community Barometer 2019
Aug 05, 2019
10: Boris Johnson is Prime Minister... What Happens Next?
Jul 30, 2019
9: Taking Out the Trash Week
Jul 19, 2019
8: The Next Prime Minister - Comparing the Candidates
Jul 08, 2019
7: Assured Advice
Jul 02, 2019
6: Track and Trace Explained
May 14, 2019
5: Crime in the Convenience Sector
Mar 25, 2019
4: Colleagues in Convenience
Feb 11, 2019
3: Technology in the Convenience Sector
Jan 17, 2019
2: End of 2018 Review
Jan 08, 2019
1: The Local Shop Report
Dec 13, 2018