ORANGE COUNTY EARNINGS

Bristol Retail Solutions Inc.: The Newport Beach provider of retail automation products and services posted net income of $4,000 for the second quarter, contrasted with a net loss of $773,000, or 15 cents a share, for the 1997 second quarter. Revenue increased 72% to a record $7.9 million from $4.6 million. For the six months, the company recorded a net loss of $449,000, or 17 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $1.2 million, or 25 cents a share, for the same period last year. Revenue nearly doubled to $14.2 million from $7.2 million.