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 · 2026-08-14

The editor's brief. Today's market decline may signal a buying opportunity for a major retailer to stock up on in-demand items like jeans, as consumer interest in apparel remains strong despite economic fluctuations. A major retailer can leverage this trend by exploring partnerships with manufacturers like Meenakshi India, which is expanding its production capacity, to secure a steady supply of garments.

Basket: 26 names, average -0.97% on the day, 11 advancing, 15 declining.

Lead: Meenakshi India to add two manufacturing units by FY30 (fibre2fashion.com)

Meenakshi India to add two manufacturing units by FY30 — fibre2fashion.com

Consumers warm up to agentic AI purchases — Retail Dive

Academy Sports and Outdoors taps Instacart for same-day delivery — Retail Dive

Fabletics plans to triple its international footprint — Retail Dive

Dillard’s gains market share — Retail Dive

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. names chief accounting officer — Retail Dive

Akiki London Opens New Retail Destinations Across Noida, Gurugram and Lucknow — Indian Retailer

Fabletics to Enter India with Reliance Brands Limited, To Open Stores in Delhi & Mumbai — Indian Retailer

Moves that day: LVMH -1.06% · Hermès -1.47% · Richemont +0.98% · Kering -0.79% · Burberry -2.01% · Inditex (Zara) -0.03% · H&M +0.77% · Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) +0.12%.

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