Aeon Co., which operates the Jusco supermarket chain, reported record sales and record profits on a consolidated basis for its business year, which ended Feb. 20, company officials said Monday.
Group sales rose 7.2 percent from the previous year to 2.93 trillion yen. Its consolidated pretax profits jumped 31.3 percent from the previous year to 114.76 billion yen and its consolidated operating profits also leaped 29.5 percent to 119.22 billion yen.
Aeon President Motoya Okada attributed the rises to brisk business at Jusco stores, U.S.-based fashion chain Talbots, Inc. and Aeon Credit Service Co.