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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The Entertainer kicks off new openings with ‘Generation 5’ store
2025-05-27T14:23:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
The Entertainer has opened a new, larger ‘Generation 5’ store format in Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent.
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The Entertainer launches ‘biggest-ever price drop’
2025-05-15T13:05:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
The Entertainer has announced its “biggest-ever price drop”, slashing prices across hundreds of its best-selling toys and games ranges.
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The Entertainer expands Tesco partnership to over 2,000 Express stores
2025-04-23T10:20:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
The Entertainer has expanded its partnership with Tesco to over 2,000 Express stores.

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The Entertainer launches heartfelt ad in biggest ever Christmas campaign

2024-11-27T15:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

The Entertainer has kicked off its “biggest ever” Christmas advertising campaign with a new ad that highlights the “deep love children develop for their ‘most favourite’ toy”.

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The Entertainer has taken a ‘big and important step’ with hundreds of new Tesco concessions

2024-10-16T14:03:00+01:00By Ritika Bhoora

The Entertainer has rolled out more than 850 new toy shops within Tesco as part of a new partnership to expand its retail presence in the UK and Ireland.

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The Entertainer kicks off new openings with ‘Generation 5’ store

The Entertainer launches ‘biggest-ever price drop’

The Entertainer expands Tesco partnership to over 2,000 Express stores

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The Entertainer launches heartfelt ad in biggest ever Christmas campaign

The Entertainer has taken a ‘big and important step’ with hundreds of new Tesco concessions

Tesco and The Entertainer partnership rolled out to 850 stores

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The Entertainer posts sales boost but ‘remains cautious’

Former John Lewis COO Andrew Murphy hired as The Entertainer CEO

Tesco and The Entertainer launch concession partnership

Analysis: The solutions retailers are putting in place to navigate the supply chain crisis

Deep dive: Tackling the fulfilment nightmare before Christmas