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

read the CV start a letter

abhishek@bengaluru ~ %

>role: senior buying lead

>dept: women’s indo-western + premium

>floor: 530+ stores india

Intel brief · 2026-08-07

The editor's brief. The current market signal indicates a slight increase in consumer spending, with jeans being the top searched garment, suggesting a potential opportunity for buyers to stock up on denim products. A major retailer may consider leveraging this trend by adjusting their inventory and marketing strategies to meet the growing demand for jeans and other transitional staples.

Basket: 26 names, average +0.58% on the day, 16 advancing, 10 declining.

Lead: Etsy slashes workforce by 12%, laying off 220 (Retail Dive)

India’s biggest luxury expo set to make a splash in S’pore — tabla.com.sg

Not Quite a Ballet Flat, Not Quite a Heel—The Opera Shoe Is Having a Moment — Harper's BAZAAR

Texworld Apparel Sourcing set to convene a thousand manufacturers — FashionNetwork India

Etsy slashes workforce by 12%, laying off 220 — Retail Dive

Fall Fashion Lookahead: A One-and-Done Dress, Comfy Pants and More Transitional Staples — TODAY.com

Digital Brands Group weighs shareholder cash deal — Retail Dive

Home Depot reshuffles leadership to accelerate tech innovation — Retail Dive

Reliance Retail acquires Furrl to boost AI-driven shopping — Apparel Resources

Moves that day: LVMH +0.36% · Hermès +5.17% · Richemont -0.48% · Kering +1.92% · Burberry -1.16% · Inditex (Zara) +0.51% · H&M +0.87% · Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) +1.25%.

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