The Entertainer (retailer)
| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Limited company |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Catherine and Gary Grant |
| Headquarters | Amersham, England |
Number of locations | 160 (Aug 2025) |
Area served | |
Key people | Andrew Murphy (chief executive) Gary Grant (executive chairman) |
| Brands | |
| Owner | Employee owned (EOT) |
Number of employees | 1,900 (Aug 2025) |
| Parent | TEAL Group Holdings |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | thetoyshop |
The Entertainer (Amersham) Limited is a British toy retailer founded in 1981 by Catherine and Gary Grant. It is based in Amersham, the town of its first location.
As of August 2025, the retailer has 160 stores across the United Kingdom, Jersey, the Isle of Man and some franchises in Asian territories, with 1,900 employees. It operates a concession partnership with retailers Tesco and Matalan, with 1,000 concessions in the UK and Ireland.
The retailer has had an online business since 1999, called TheToyShop.com.