Reliance Retail's Netmeds offline push resurfaces: first Chennai pharmacy store from January 2023

Reliance Retail had opened a Netmeds physical pharmacy in Chennai back in January 2023, extending the digital health brand into brick-and-mortar retail and signalling an omnichannel push in medicines and healthcare.

— Filed Mon, 3 Aug, 2026, 10:33 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

Reliance Retail entered offline pharmaceutical retail by opening a Netmeds store in Chennai, extending the digital pharmacy brand into physical retail.

Why this matters

The move aligns with resurfaced signals on Netmeds' Chennai physical-store debut and Reliance Retail's earlier JioMart WhatsApp-led kirana commerce rollout, showing a pattern of linking digital services with offline retail.

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