2255 GMT [Dow Jones]--Super Retail's share price is likely to fall sharply when the Australian market opens in around an hour, says Jefferies. Super Retail's trading update late on Wednesday confirms interest-rate hikes and elevated fuel prices are starting to impact demand. Like-for-like sales in the last 10 weeks appear to be negative across all brands, with the exception of sports chain rebel. Analyst Michael Simotas says Super Retail's gross margin is under pressure. That may intensify as input costs are rising and discounts may be needed to stimulate demand, he says. "Elevated cost-of-doing-business inflation also likely, given CPI impact on wages and rent, making operating deleverage difficult to avoid," Jefferies says. Its price target falls 25% to A$12.00/share. Super Retail ended Wednesday at A$11.66. (david.winning@wsj.com; @dwinningWSJ)
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