Article: BRIEFING - ASIA RETAIL - OCT 2, 2009.

An executive briefing on retail for Oct 2, 2009, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

BIC CAMERA SEEN SWINGING TO US$5.6 MLN PARENT-ONLY NET PROFIT

TOKYO - Japan's Bic Camera Inc. (TSE:3048) likely logged a 5-6 billion yen parent-only net profit for the year ended Aug. 31, eclipsing a prior projection calling for it to sink 500 million yen (US$5.6 million) into the red, thanks mainly to government incentives for purchasing energy-saving electronics products.

The retailer had sputtered to a 3.5 billion yen net loss a year earlier. ...

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