From the EMI records in 1966, the entertainment was initially founded by originally as Record Merchandisers Limited, and the music was distributed among to non-specialist retailers, and subsequently became a joint venture between a number of record companies. At that time only one  Woolworths became the largest customer in entertainment UK.  And in 1986 Record Merchandisers Limited was acquired by the Kingfisher Group. After that the name  was thought to be changed from the “Record Merchandisers Limited” changed to “Entertainment UK (EUK).”

After that in the year 2001  Kingfisher Group demerger from the parent company the EUK became the property of Woolworths Group plc. In 2006, the Woolworths Group acquired Total Home Entertainment Distribution Limited (THE) to form part of the Entertainment UK (EUK) divisio. In November 2007 EUK acquired Bertram Books, a major book wholesaler, and distributor.