CanWest Interactive Acquires CanadianRetail.com Assets

CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. and operator of working.com, today announced that they have acquired certain assets of CanadianRetail.com, the largest online recruiting site for the retail sector in Canada. The purchase included the business and domain name of CanadianRetail.com, customer contracts and intellectual property contained on the website.

The acquisition is part of working.comís strategy to provide both employers and job seekers with the most relevant local search results and an unmatched depth in specific employment verticals. Similar deals this year included a partnership with Nurses4Ontario as well as the New Car Dealers Association of British Columbia.

ìCanadianRetail.com has a very strong brand within the retail sector with a significant number of unique monthly visitors and a fantastic roster of employers,î said Kim Peters, General Manager for working.com. ìThe acquisition will give us immediate critical mass in the retail sector and enable us to broaden our offering to both employers and job seekers.î

The wide range of employers featured on CanadianRetail.com include; Home Hardware, The Brick, Toys R Us, Reitmans, Telus Mobility, and The Shoe Company.

ìWe are delighted to have been acquired by working.com,î said Brenda Dumont, Founder and CEO of CanadianRetail.com. ìAs a member of CanWest MediaWorks, working.com has access to Canadaís largest network of newspapers and television stations across the country, attracting the best job seekers in all categories. That network will now focus on the retail sector which will provide enhanced results for retail employers and retail job seekers alike.î

For more on this story, or to search Canadaís fastest growing job site, visit www.working.com part of the canada.com network.