TORONTO – CanWest Interactive has acquired certain assets of CanadianRetail.com, the largest online recruiting site for the retail sector in Canada, from Bjork Enterprises Limited.
The purchase included the domain name of CanadianRetail.com, customer contracts and intellectual property contained on the web site. Tre price of the transaction was not disclosed.
The acquisition is part of the strategy of CanWest Interactive’s working.com to provide both employers and job seekers with relevant local search results and 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.
"CanadianRetail.com has a very strong brand within the retail sector with a significant number of unique monthly visitors and a fantastic roster of employers," said Kim Peters, general manager for working.com. "The acquisition will give us immediate critical mass in the retail sector and enable us to broaden our offering to both employers and job seekers."
The wide range of employers featured on CanadianRetail.com includes; Home Hardware, The Brick, Toys R Us, Reitmans, Telus Mobility, and The Shoe Company.
Working.com is part of the canada.com network and is owned by CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc., a division of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
