NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., (“NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS”) is pleased to announce that it acquired all shares of Metro Supply Chain Group Inc., a Canada-based logistics company ("Metro Supply Chain Group"), on October 1, 2026. To mark the completion of the acquisition, a town hall meeting for employees and a closing ceremony were held in Montreal, Canada on October 7, 2026.
（Group photo at the ceremony*1）
President & CEO Horikiri of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS and Chiko Nanji, Founder & Group Chairman of Metro Supply Chain attended the event along with other representatives. They shared the NX Group's vision with Metro Supply Chain Group's management team and employees. The participants also reaffirmed their commitment to working together as one team to drive sustainable growth across North America and global markets.
Metro Supply Chain Group, headquartered in Canada, possesses a robust business foundation primarily in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It operates a contract logistics (“CL”) business across a wide range of sectors, including retail, consumer goods, automotive/manufacturing, healthcare/wellness, technology/services, and the public sector.
The subsidiarization will enhance the NX Group's presence as a logistics company in North America, by strengthening its business foundation in the region, expanding its CL business, and enhancing its distribution logistics and end-to-end solution capabilities.
Furthermore, NX Group will position Metro Supply Chain Group as a core platform for its global CL business, leveraging its advanced fulfillment operating methods—covering order processing, inventory management, and shipping—and warehouse automation technologies across Europe and Asia, while utilizing its expertise to enhance existing operations throughout the NX Group.
In addition, NX Group will pursue further cross-selling opportunities, proposing related services to each other's customers, by expanding international transportation services for Metro Supply Chain Group's customers and developing a business model that provides forwarding and customs brokerage services through CL business-driven customer relationships.
Going forward, the NX Group and Metro Supply Chain Group will maximize the synergies they generate as a unified entity to better support customers' supply chains and create value for the NX Group's customers and stakeholders, while continuing to enhance the Group's enterprise value.
| (1) | Name | Metro Supply Chain Group Inc. |
| (2) | Address of head office | 1002 Sherbrooke St. West, Suite 2000, Montréal, QC H3A 3L6 Canada |
| (3) | Name and title of representative | Chiko Nanji , Founder & Group Chairman Chris Fenton , Group President & CEO |
| (4) | Description of business | 3PL |
| (5) | Year of establishment | 1974 |
| (6) | Business performance in the most recent fiscal year(ended September 30, 2025) | Consolidated Revenue CAD 1,377,189 thousand (JPY 158,377 million*2) Consolidated Operating Profit(*3) CAD 56,433 thousand (JPY 6,490 million*2) |
*1: From left in the photo,
Mamoru Akaishi / Managing Executive Officer of NXHD,
Satoshi Horikiri / President & CEO of NXHD,
(one person not named) Chiko Nanji / Founder & Group Chairman,
Satoshi Otsuji / Senior Managing Executive Officer of NXHD,
Kazuoki Oguro / CEO of NX Americas Region,
Chris Fenton / Group President & CEO,
Yoshihiro Otsuki,
Mathieu Descheneaux / Group Chief Financial Officer
*2: Converted at the rate of 1CAD=115JPY
*3: Consolidated Operating Profit refers to the amount calculated by deducting operating expenses and amortization from revenues in accordance with the local accounting standards adopted by Metro Supply Chain Group.