GEODIS announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the American company, Need It Now Delivers.

In a statement, GEODIS said the acquisition will enable GEODIS to significantly increase its presence in the United States in the areas of contract logistics and last-mile delivery. The acquisition will also consolidate GEODIS' position as one of the world's 10 logistics providers.

The value of the transaction was not disclosed.

"The acquisition of Need It Now Delivers is a key step through which we will strengthen and diversify our offerings in the U.S., providing our customers with a global and integrated end-to-end freight network in the United States, from international transport to last-mile delivery," said Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of GEODIS.

"This new acquisition represents an important milestone as we continue to progress on our strategic plan, Ambition 2023."

Need It Now Delivers operates a domestic road freight network with more than 65 company locations and 300 distribution points, providing strong national coverage, particularly in the eastern United States.

It offers its customers complete port-to-door logistics solutions, and also provides last-mile delivery, and in multi-channel contract logistics.

The New Jersey-based company employs approximately 2,000 people and is expected to reach revenues close to US$750 million in 2022.

"Our U.S. supply chain business has consistently grown over the last 10 years," said Mike Honious, GEODIS in America's President & CEO.

"With the services, capabilities, and the leadership team of Need It Now Delivers, we will expand our offerings and support the growth strategies of our customers," Honious added.

GEODIS said in its announcement that the acquisition will strengthen its American footprint and e-commerce services portfolio, with customers able to benefit from the Group's expertise in end-to-end supply chain expertise in freight forwarding, road transport, contract logistics and last-mile delivery.

Eric Mautner, CEO of Need It Now Delivers, said the company has scaled rapidly to position ourselves as an industry leader with a special focus on omnichannel and last-mile delivery.

"Together with GEODIS, our teams can continue to build upon this momentum to provide customers with a more expansive network of flexible, efficient and reliable services that will ultimately allow us to successfully meet projected industry dynamics such as continued e-Commerce growth and increasingly complex supply chains that require the need for omnichannel capabilities," he said.

Once the transaction is completed, the GEODIS group will employ roughly 15,000 people across more than 200 locations in the U.S and exceeding 17,000 in the Americas.

The combined organizations of GEODIS and Need It Now Delivers would have generated $3.7 billion for full-year 2021 in the U.S alone.

GEODIS said the acquisition is subject to regulatory review and approvals, which are expected to be obtained by end of 2022.

Both companies will operate as independent businesses and run their operations as usual until that time.