Recently I spoke with a nursery owner who remonstrated with me about the disproportionate power and advantages major providers have over single owner-operators. Frankly, I was not able to agree with most of what was said, certainly when it came to any possible influence multiple operators might enjoy when discussing matters at government level.
This subject became quite topical, as I heard from my old friend John Woodward that the family was back at the helm of a newly refinanced Busy Bees. The chain's Australian parent company went spectacularly bust last year. Busy Bees, however, is now back where I think it belongs, as the largest nursery chain in the UK.
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