The Top 20 league table reveals that the biggest chains have been consolidating their positions rather than making major acquisitions in the past six months. One possible area for growth is through the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative, but it is interesting that most of the leading chains have not expressed intentions to be heavily involved - rather, it is some of the smaller groups who have the biggest plans. Some groups have found that NNI provision is hard to justify as a commercial proposition; others may be finding it difficult to work in partnership and with very local solutions, instead of a national formula.
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