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Abhishek

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

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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 · 2026-08-13

The editor's brief. Today's market decline of 1.89% with 23 stocks down may indicate a cautious approach for buyers, focusing on essential items like jeans which remain in high demand. A major retailer should monitor consumer spending closely, especially with festive purchases underway despite rising gold prices.

Basket: 26 names, average -1.89% on the day, 2 advancing, 23 declining.

Lead: Gold prices are soaring, but buyers are still stepping up festive purchases (ET Retail)

India retains BBB- rating as Fitch flags robust growth prospects — Fibre2Fashion

Vikas Gupta to join Himalaya as CEO, India — ET Retail

Fabletics to launch in India with Reliance Brands Limited — ET Retail

Gold prices are soaring, but buyers are still stepping up festive purchases — ET Retail

6 Transitional Fashion Trends You Can Start Incorporating Into Your Wardrobe Right Now — ELLE

Wrangler to open more stores amid direct-to-consumer push — Retail Dive

Reporter’s Notebook: How bad off is San Francisco retail? — Retail Dive

Bealls plots store expansion — Retail Dive

Moves that day: LVMH -2.89% · Hermès -2.46% · Richemont -3.15% · Kering -3.79% · Burberry -4.23% · Inditex (Zara) -1.66% · H&M -1.27% · Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) -0.47%.

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