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Snack to the future as Buybuycart rolls out B2 Premium private label
MUMBAI: When supermarkets start thinking premium, the snack aisle gets a serious upgrade. Buybuycart has expanded its private label strategy with the launch of B2 Premium, a new range of snacks and food products aimed at high-frequency, everyday consumption categories. The move marks a deliberate push to strengthen Buybuycart’s in-house portfolio as competition intensifies across India’s organised retail space.
Positioned as a quality-first offering, B2 Premium spans a wide assortment that includes dry fruits, flavoured makhana, chips, cookies, cakes, candies, tea, condiments and other pantry staples. The range is designed to balance taste and nutrition, with products processed and sourced to retain natural flavour and nutrients, making them suitable for both daily use and gifting.
According to Buybuycart director and co-founder Ashish Pandey the private label expansion is a key step in building a more robust product ecosystem. He noted that the B2 Premium range is expected to be distributed across 200 to 300 Buybuycart franchise stores nationwide, significantly widening reach and accessibility while reinforcing the brand’s value proposition for franchise partners.
The products will be available across Buybuycart’s offline franchise network as well as online through Amazon and the company’s official website. Select items will also be accessible via the company’s quick-commerce offering, Buybuycart – Grocery in Minutes, which is currently being rolled out in markets where franchise stores are operational.
With B2 Premium, Buybuycart joins a growing list of Indian retailers betting on private labels to drive margins, loyalty and scale. By stepping deeper into everyday food categories, the chain is signalling that in modern retail, owning the shelf increasingly means owning the brand on it.
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Maharashtra panel orders Lodha to refund Rs 5 crore to homebuyers
Consumer court flags unfair practices in long-running property dispute case
MUMBAI: In a sharp rebuke to one of India’s biggest real estate players, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Macrotech Developers to refund nearly Rs 5 crore to a senior citizen couple, Uttam and Anindita Chatterjee. The ruling, delivered on March 13, 2026, calls out the developer for “deficiency in service” and “unfair trade practices”, bringing closure to a dispute that has stretched over a decade.
The case traces back to 2015, when the couple booked a 3-BHK flat at World Towers in Lower Parel for Rs 12.22 crore, with possession promised within a year. What followed was a series of changes that complicated matters. After deciding to exit the project, they were persuaded to shift to a 4-BHK in another development priced at Rs 8 crore, with delivery scheduled for 2018. However, within months, the price was allegedly increased to Rs 10 crore. After demonetisation reshaped the market, similar flats were reportedly being offered at lower prices, but the couple were not given the benefit.
Despite paying over Rs 2.83 crore, the couple neither received possession nor clarity. Instead, in 2018, the developer unilaterally cancelled the booking, retained part of the amount as earnest money, and argued that the buyers were investors rather than consumers. The commission rejected this claim, observing that casual references to “investment” do not take away consumer rights when the purchase intent is residential.
The bench also held that the developer could not penalise buyers for payment delays while failing to meet its own delivery commitments. It noted the lack of formal documentation for revised terms and termed the prolonged retention of funds without delivering a home as exploitative.
As part of its order, the commission directed the developer to refund Rs 2.83 crore paid by the couple, along with interest at 10 per cent per annum, amounting to around Rs 2.12 crore. In addition, Rs 1 lakh has been awarded for mental agony and Rs 50,000 towards litigation costs, taking the total payout to over Rs 5 crore. The developer has been asked to comply within two months.
For now, the ruling serves as a reminder that in real estate, shifting terms and delayed promises can carry a significant cost.
