The Entertainer’s move to hand over ownership to its employees could come with secondary benefits: journalists love cooperatives, writes Guto Hunkin

The news that The Entertainer, one of the UK’s largest toy retailers, is handing ownership over to its employees, is the latest in a growing trend towards mutuality in business. The Labour government has pledged to double the size of the sector, while the UN has designated 2025 as the International Year of Co-operatives.

The Entertainer is the most high-profile recent example, but UK businesses as diverse as clothing brand Lucy & Yak and vehicle supplier David Spears Commercials have also recently made the change into employee ownership.

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