About KRSHistory
| 1966 | Feb. | The warehouse section of Kewpie Corporation was separated from its parent company. It was established independently as “Kewpie Warehouse Co., Ltd.” in Sengawa-cho, Chofu-shi, Tokyo, with a capital of 10 million yen. |
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| Aug. | License for warehouse operation acquired. | |
| 1968 | Dec. | Registered as a vehicular delivery business. |
| 1972 | Mar. | Capital increased to 20 million yen. |
| 1973 | May. | Started digitalizing back-office processes with computers. |
| 1974 | Jul. | Capital increased to 80 million yen. |
| 1976 | Feb. | Capital increased to 96 million yen. |
| Jul. | Business name changed to “Kewpie Warehouse Transport Co., Ltd.”. | |
| 1981 | Jun. | Capital increased to 192 million yen. |
| 1982 | Mar. | Developed and introduced delivery vehicles with 2-compartment refrigeration. Started a common delivery business for chilled and frozen foods. |
| Sep. | Capital increased to 215 million yen. | |
| 1983 | Mar. | Started online communication with Customers across Japan. |
| 1985 | May. | Developed and implemented a location management system. |
| Oct. | Developed and implemented a digital picking system at the Nishifu office (currently Tokyo SLC). | |
| 1989 | Nov. | Common logistics system unified under the name “Kewso-Bin”. |
| Nov. | “Kewsokai (currently Kewso-soueikai)”, an organization bringing together partner transportation companies across Japan, was launched. | |
| Nov. | Capital increased to 495 million yen. | |
| Dec. | Business name changed to “Kewpie Ryutsu System Corporation”. | |
| 1990 | Nov. | Capital increased to 1.045 billion yen. |
| 1993 | Mar. | A multi-tier automated refrigerated warehouse became operational at the Kurihashi Logistics Center No. 2. |
| Nov. | Head office relocated to Kojima-cho, Chofu-shi, Tokyo. | |
| 1995 | Sep. | Shares listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Capital increased to 2.189 billion yen. |
| Nov. | Developed and implemented an automatic vehicle allocation system. | |
| Dec. | The Kobe Logistics Center (currently Kansai SLC) became operational and “the direct delivery system established for western Japan”. | |
| 1998 | Oct. | A new logistics center became operational in Nishifu (logistics base for chilled and frozen foods in eastern Japan). |
| 2000 | Apr. | Business name changed to “K.R.S. Corporation”. |
| Apr. | “Kewso Suru-Bin” logistics system commenced across Japan. | |
| Sep. | Capital increased to 3.577 billion yen. | |
| 2001 | Dec. | The Goka Logistics Center No. 2 became operational (Logistics base in eastern Japan for foods stored at ambient temperature). |
| Dec. | Introduced an electronic documentation system (promotion of a paperless approach). | |
| 2002 | Oct. | Acquired shares in S.Y. Promotion Co., Ltd. and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2003 | Apr. | Established Kewso Management Corp. (K.LP Corporation) as a subsidiary company. |
| Oct. | Merger of subsidiary Yamamoto Kewso Corp. and subsidiary Mizushima Kewso Corp. and the business name changed to YM Kewso Corp. (currently K. Tis Corp.). | |
| 2004 | Jun. | Shares designated for listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Oct. | Capital increased to 4.0546 billion yen. | |
| Nov. | Capital increased to 4.0631 billion yen. | |
| 2006 | Jul. | Started the operation of a small-lot automated warehouse at the Goka Logistics Center. |
| Sep. | Established “Shanghai KRS Logistics Corporation” in China. | |
| 2008 | Jan. | Established the Kawasaki Center in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| Jun. | Expanded and renovated the Tosu Center. Introduced an automated warehouse that uses QR codes for item identification. |
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| 2010 | May. | Developed and introduced a Flexible cargo deck truck, “FCD3 + 1”. |
| 2012 | Apr. | Made YM Kewso Corp. (currently K. Tis Corp.) a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring additional shares. |
| 2014 | Mar. | Tokorozawa Logistics Center established in Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama Prefecture. |
| 2015 | Jan. | Newly built a chilled warehouse at Kobe Logistics Center (currently Kansai SLC). |
| Apr. | Started rail freight transport with 31-foot containers. | |
| Nov. | Sendai Izumi Logistics Center (currently Tohoku SLC) is established in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture | |
| 2016 | Jul. | Launched the relay trucking called “Relay transportation system” through exchanging trailers. |
| Oct. | Head office relocated to Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo. | |
| 2017 | Mar. | Established Fresh Delica Network Corporation. |
| 2019 | Jul. | Newly established Syutoken SLC in Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama Prefecture. |
| 2020 | Nov. | Acquired shares in four KIAT ANANDA GROUP companies in Indonesia and made them group companies. |
| 2021 | May. | Started low-temperature relay trucking combining trailer exchange and change of drivers. |
| 2022 | Apr. | Transitioned from the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section to the Standard Market. |
| 2023 | Dec. | Split the company with “KSK Corporation” as a successor company. |
| 2024 | Apr. | Following a company split with Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd., L-Platform Corporation became an affiliated company accounted for by the equity method through the allocation of common stock. |