Tokyo – October 16, 2026 -- NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (NX Group) acquired all shares of Canada-based logistics company Metro Supply Chain Group Inc. on October 1, 2026, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and extending NX Group's contract logistics reach in North America.
The companies marked completion with an employee town hall and a closing ceremony in Montreal on October 7, 2026. NX Group President and CEO Satoshi Horikiri and Metro Supply Chain Group Founder and Group Chairman Chiko Nanji attended. They presented NX Group's vision to Metro's management and staff and pledged to work as one team on sustainable growth across North America and global markets.
Metro Supply Chain Group brings contract logistics across Canada, the US and the UK
Metro Supply Chain Group is headquartered in Montreal and has its core business in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Its contract logistics (CL) operations serve retail, consumer goods, automotive and manufacturing, healthcare and wellness, technology and services, and the public sector.
NX Group expects the deal to strengthen its business foundation in North America, expand its CL business and improve its distribution logistics and end-to-end solution capabilities.
NX Group designates Metro as the core platform for global contract logistics
NX Group will use Metro Supply Chain Group as the core platform for its global CL business. The plan is to extend Metro's fulfillment operating methods, which cover order processing, inventory management and shipping, and its warehouse automation technologies to operations in Europe and Asia. NX Group also intends to apply Metro's expertise to improve existing operations across the group.
Cross-selling targets forwarding and customs brokerage through CL relationships
NX Group plans to offer related services to both companies' customers. It will expand international transportation services for Metro's customers. It will also develop a business model that sells forwarding and customs brokerage services through customer relationships originating in CL.
The source material did not disclose the transaction value, financing terms or Metro's financial results.