Oz brands fail to keep up with global rivals
![Global fashion chains Zara, H&M and Uniqlo racked up around $600 million in sales in 2016.](/content/dam/images/g/t/g/w/k/y/image.related.afrIndexLead.320x210.gu7z6b.gshfrb.png/1486513543063.jpg)
The carnage in the Australian discretionary fashion retail sector continues, with local brands which have failed to keep up with powerful global competitors collapsing or falling prey to opportunistic offshore predators.