Shipping in public. Listening in private.

Abhishek

I lead women’s Indo-Western & Premium at Max Fashion. I also wrote the AI that runs the buying floor.

Rare profile. Category operator who ships production code.

Senior Buying Leader · Max Fashion Women’s Indo-Western & Premium · 530+ India stores NIFT ’12 · Twelve years on the floor

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abhishek@bengaluru ~ %

>role: senior buying lead

>dept: women’s indo-western + premium

>floor: 530+ stores india

Intel brief · 2026-07-24

The editor's brief. The decline in market basket by 1.94% indicates a cautious approach for buyers, suggesting a need to reassess inventory and pricing strategies. Given the current trends, a major retailer should focus on optimizing product offerings, such as the popular saree, while keeping an eye on industry developments like AI shopping assistants and store updates.

Basket: 26 names, average -1.94% on the day, 1 advancing, 25 declining.

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Moves that day: LVMH -4.31% · Hermès -3.39% · Richemont -2.48% · Kering -4.77% · Burberry -1.24% · Inditex (Zara) -1.36% · H&M -0.58% · Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) -0.73%.

A frozen copy of the live desk over 100% public market signal. Not investment advice. Live desk: way2abhi.com/intel