July 25 (Reuters) - Super Retail Group Ltd SUL.AX :
* Company has made decision to convert its network of amart sports stores into new Rebel stores by 31 October 2017
* Co will expand rebel brand's national footprint to almost 160 stores and that Amart sports brand will be discontinued from 1 November
* Confirms that it expects to report group segment EBIT at upper end of previous guidance of 16 to 18 per cent above prior comparative period
* One-Off after tax cash transformation costs of $3 million are expected in 2018 financial year
* Capital investment in fitting out converted stores will be about $9 million.
* Amart Sports' store team members will be redeployed and transferred directly to newly converted Rebel stores
* Group is expecting minimal impact on team members