Independent retailers blast Brown "mudslinging" over under-age alcohol sales 03 Mar 2008 The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has hit back at the Prime Minister's promise of a “two-strikes-and-you're-out” approach to off-licences that sell booze to under-18s. ...

Retailers taking under-age sales more seriously than pubs 15 Feb 2008 Retailers are taking the issue of tackling under-age selling more seriously than the on trade, claims a new report. ...

“Sweet Sixteen” T-shirt no deterrent to under-age booze sellers 07 Dec 2007 Shops sold alcohol to two teenagers despite them wearing T-shirts spelling out the fact that they were underage. ...

Brighton Somerfield faces ban over under-age sales 06 Dec 2007 A Somerfield supermarket in Brighton faces a permanent ban on selling alcohol after it was caught by a test purchasing exercise for the second time this year. ...

NFRN cautious over scheme to tackle under-age drinking 05 Dec 2007 The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has welcomed a new initiative to tackle under-age drinking in Scotland but is worried that the scheme does not go far enough. ...

Sting finds 45% of retailers sell tobacco to under-age buyers 22 Nov 2007 Almost half of shops tested by a Trading Standards sting operation in Edinburgh sold tobacco products to under-age buyers. ...

Shop staff face unfair pressure over underage sales, claims study 14 Sep 2007 Shop workers are being treated unfairly in being asked to perform a policing role when it comes to underage alcohol sales, concludes a new report. ...

Smoking age rise delay endangers Scottish shopworkers, claims SGF 13 Sep 2007 Parliamentary delays to the rise in the smoking age to 18 could endanger Scottish shopworkers according to the Scottish Grocers' Federation (SGF). ...