Jusco Co. scored record sales and pretax profits on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year that ended Feb. 20, the firm said Monday.

The supermarket chain's group sales rose 8.6 percent from the previous year to 2.74 trillion yen, and its consolidated pretax profits jumped 35.1 percent to 87.42 billion yen.

Consolidated operating profits increased 29.3 percent from a year earlier to 92.06 billion yen, and consolidated net profits leaped 48.6 percent to 22.52 billion yen.