Opinion: Editor's View - The private nursery sector is bucking the trend for bad news

Nursery World, 1 May 2008

What with all the warnings about global recession, credit crunch and financial meltdown, it's somewhat unexpected for Nursery World to be able to report that things appear to be looking up for the nursery sector!

It's still very tough out there, of course, but there are definitely a few signs that the market may have stabilised and the worst may be over. After five years of over-supply, the trend in average occupancy levels has been reversed to rise in the past year, according to Laing and Buisson's latest survey (see News, page 4). Several big deals among the nursery chains also give cause for...

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