Super Retail Group now expects group and unallocated costs for FY26 to reach $66 million, up $6 million, after bringing forward projects originally slated for FY27. Across weeks 27 to 44 of FY26, like-for-like sales for the group edge up 0.4% while total sales over the same period rise 1.9%.
Growth comes from Supercheap Auto, rebel and Macpac, offset by weakness at BCF, where like-for-like sales drop 3.3% and total sales slip 1.2%. Management reports that second-half FY26 group gross margin so far sits modestly below the same period a year earlier.
Super Retail cites external shocks as key headwinds across its four brands, with the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East curbing overall sales momentum. Elevated fuel prices and supply concerns particularly hurt BCF, which relies heavily on regional customers who cut back on outdoor activities when travel costs spike.
The group reports that these fuel-related pressures weigh on participation in camping, fishing and boating, directly feeding into weaker store traffic and lower transaction volumes. Calendar quirks do not help either, with the separation of Easter and Anzac Day holidays described as an unfavourable pattern for trading.
