The Entertainer

The Entertainer is the UK’s largest independent toy retailer, founded by husband-and-wife team Gary and Catherine Grant in 1981. It aims to offer a child-friendly retail environment and its offer is shaped by the Christian values of Gary Grant. The Entertainer’s shops do not open on Sundays. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about The Entertainer and specialist retailers.

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Data
Ranking: the retailers with the happiest workforces in the UK
2026-01-28T07:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
New data has revealed the companies with the happiest workforces, according to participants in WorkL’s Happy at Work Test employee survey.
News
The Entertainer posts Christmas sales rise despite shoppers trading down
2026-01-13T07:16:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Toy specialist The Entertainer has reported an increase in sales over the festive period, although its average transaction size edged down.
Analysis
In pictures: the best new concept and flagship store openings of the year
2025-12-23T16:00:00+00:00By Fergus Wolfenden
We’re almost at the end of 2025, which has been a bumper year for shopfloor innovation, theatrical flagships and new-to-market concept stores. Here are some of the best new stores that opened this year

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Opinion

‘Retail’s 12 gifts of Christmas – and beyond’

2025-12-19T06:30:00+00:00By George MacDonald

From keeping the cost of living down for customers to support for all sorts of good causes, retailers’ generosity has once again been unstinting this year. Christmas is the busiest time for retailers, but it’s also an appropriate moment to reflect on the industry’s invaluable role as a force for good.