SEOUL, BGF Retail Co. on Wednesday reported its 2023 net income of 195.8 billion won (US$147.5 million), up 1.2 percent from a year earlier. The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 253.2 billion won in operating profit for the year, compared with 252.4 billion from the previous year. Annual sales rose 7.6 percent to 8.19 trillion won. Source: Yonhap News Agency