For retail conglomerate Wesfarmers WES.AX, analysts suggest its budget department store Kmart will continue to benefit from rising inflation, while sales at hardware chain Bunnings, which helped the company make most of its profit for years, are seen declining. Full-year NPAT of Woolworths is seen rising to A$1.74 billion from A$1.51 billion, and for Wesfarmers to A$2.47 billion from A$2.35 billion last year. Woolworths and Wesfarmers report annual results on Aug. 23 and Aug. 25, respectively.