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Category Interactive Date 11/15/2005 |
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CanWest Interactive Acquires CanadianRetail.com Assets
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| Acquisition will strengthen retail sector offering for working.com |
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TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2005/ - 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, from Bjork Enterprises
Limited. The purchase included the domain name of CanadianRetail.com, customer
contracts and intellectual property contained on the website.
The acquisition is part of working.com's 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.
"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.
"We are delighted to have been acquired by working.com," said Brenda
Dumont, Founder and CEO of CanadianRetail.com. "As a member of CanWest
MediaWorks, working.com has access to Canada's 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."
Brenda Dumont has been retained by CanWest Interactive to ensure a smooth
transition and to help maximize working.com's success in the retail sector.
For more on this story, or to search Canada's fastest growing job site,
visit www.working.com part of the canada.com network.
About working.com
working.com, part of the canada.com network, is owned by CanWest
MediaWorks Publications Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CanWest Global
Communications Corp, (CanWest) (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS.SV and CGS.NV,
www.canwestglobal.com). CanWest, an international media company, is Canada's
largest media company. In addition to owning the Global Television Network,
CanWest is Canada's largest publisher of daily newspapers, and also owns,
operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television,
out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland and the United Kingdom
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