As violent disorder swept across several British cities over the Weekend, injuring police and damaging property in the most widespread rioting in the country for 13 years, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) said it is “conscious” of the effect that this might have on its members, who may be affected or concerned about being impacted over the coming days.
The trade body said it is working to provide help and guidance to retailers and colleagues during this time, and highlighted that help for retailers and colleagues is available through crisis support at GroceryAid, whom the ACS said are prepared for calls related to these incidents.
ACS added that they are also in discussion with the Home Office about the way the Riot Compensation Act’s provisions can be applied in these incidents, where retailers will be able to claim compensation if they have been impacted by a riot.
In addition, ACS will be feeding in its members’ experiences through the Home Office and other departments so they can be fed into COBRA and other government briefings in the ongoing response.
ACS asked retailers who have been directly impacted by the riots to get in contact with willem.vandeven@acs.org.uk so that the information can be collated and relayed to the government.
