Aeon Co. said Wednesday its net profit rose 8 percent to a record 55.32 billion yen for the business year that ended Feb. 20, helped by its shopping mall development and credit card businesses.
The nation's No. 2 retailer and the operator of the Jusco and Maxvalu supermarket chains renewed its record profit for the second consecutive year.
Revenue grew 15 percent to 3.55 trillion yen.