Profit is good because something positive can be done with it, and I believe that our survey of quality for the top 20 chains highlights just how committed these groups are to ploughing their surplus into raising quality.
In this year's Nursery Chains, we are seeing the largest groups working hard to ensure that size does not compromise quality. And year-on-year, the table highlights how the direction of travel is certainly towards raising standards across all the big players, something that is very encouraging indeed.
It is particularly heartening in the light of the challenges shared by all in the current climate. How to deal with the rising costs of staff wages, utility bills and business rates, while also delivering the free entitlement sustainably and making a surplus, is testing for business skills and creativity.
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