Reliance-Owned Netmeds Opens First Physical Pharmacy Store in Chennai

Netmeds, Reliance Retail's online pharmacy, has launched its first brick-and-mortar store in Chennai, marking its entry into offline pharma retail and signaling an omnichannel pharmacy expansion strategy.

— Filed Mon, 13 Jul, 2026, 16:33 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

Reliance Retail entered offline pharma retail by opening its first Netmeds physical store in Chennai, marking the online pharmacy's move into brick-and-mortar and signaling a broader omnichannel pharmacy expansion strategy.

Why this matters

Netmeds, long an online-only pharmacy under Reliance Retail, is moving offline with its first Chennai store, marking a shift toward an omnichannel model in India's competitive pharma retail space.

Store-opening activity is steady with 1,033 signals tracked over the past 90 days.