Aeon’s net profit triples to 13.3 billion yen in March-August period

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  Aeon reported net profit of 13.3 billion yen for March to August 2026, 3.3 times the amount in the same period a year earlier.

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  The company said its shopping malls and drugstores performed well.

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  Profit also rose against a year-earlier period that included special losses, such as an impairment loss on goodwill.

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  Disaster-related losses during the period, including those from the Kumamoto earthquake, totaled 4.1 billion yen.

Who

Aeon.

What

It reported net profit of 13.3 billion yen, 3.3 times the amount in the same period a year earlier.

When

March to August 2026; the results were announced on October 13, 2026.

Where

Not stated.

Why

Shopping malls and drugstores performed well, and the previous year included special losses such as an impairment loss on goodwill.

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