Company DetailsThe Entertainer Toy Shop is a fast growing, independent toy retailer that is adding around one store per month. There are now over 100 Entertainer Toy Shop outlets across the United Kingdom and with more in the pipeline, this could be a great time for students and graduates to be looking for retail jobs and other roles and careers with the company. The Entertainer Toy Shop was founded by husband and wife team, Gary and Catherine Grant back in 1981 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and now, The Entertainer Toy Shop is the largest independent toy retailer in the United Kingdom. A huge achievement in such a short space of time. With Gary Grant still heading the business, the company now employs around 900 permanent staff across its stores and also a further 100 employees in head office jobs and careers. Retail jobs and head office positions are the main types of roles when it comes to working for The Entertainer Toy Shop. Students and graduates with an interest in the retail industry and in children’s play and education could find roles with the company rewarding. And the great news for students who might want to work flexible hours or who are looking for Christmas jobs and other holiday jobs, The Entertainer Toy Shop take on more than 700 ‘Christmas Crew’ to cover this, their busiest period of the year. This could be a great way to get stuck right in and build up some valuable retail work experience. Retail jobs with The Entertainer Toy Shop are popular as they are in The Sunday Times Top 100 companies to work for. Unlike many other retail jobs and careers, working for The Entertainer Toy Shop means you will be able to spend time with family and friends on Sundays as the stores don’t open on this day. The company also donate regularly to charities and only sell quality toys that they believe have real play value for children. Working for The Entertainer Toy Shop means you are working for a family-owned values driven business. If you want to be part of a team that work very hard together - whether that’s on the shop floor in assistant or retail management roles, or in head office positions - and help The Entertainer Toy Shop to aim higher and be the best-loved Toy Shop, then the company could be looking to hear from you. Although there are no stores in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, The Entertainer Toy Shop stores can be found all over England, Scotland and Wales, in various locations and there is even a store in the the Channel Islands in Jersey. With such a large number of stores - and that number set to raise with new openings in the pipeline - there could be various job opportunities for students and graduates. If you want to find out is there is a store close to you, check out the company’s store finder. Latest vacancies with The Entertainer Toy Shop are advertised on the company website, whether they are retail jobs on the shop floor or head office roles. Recruitment is on an ongoing basis but obviously, when a new store is opening, there will be a block recruitment to fill vacancies to staff the new store. New store openings are shown on the website and closing dates for applications displayed. If there is no store close to where you live, keep an eye out for new openings then you can be amongst the first to get your application in. |
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