Reliance Retail takes Netmeds offline with first physical pharmacy store in Chennai

Reliance Retail has expanded its Netmeds brand beyond online medicine delivery into brick-and-mortar, opening its first physical pharmacy store in Chennai. The move signals an omni-channel push into offline pharma retail, a fast-growing category where physical presence anchors trust and repeat prescriptions.

— Filed Sun, 12 Jul, 2026, 02:03 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

Reliance Retail entered offline pharmacy retail by launching a Netmeds physical store in Chennai, expanding the Netmeds brand beyond online medicine delivery into brick-and-mortar retail.

Why this matters

Netmeds, Reliance Retail's online pharmacy brand, is going offline for the first time in Chennai, anchoring an omni-channel strategy in the fast-growing pharma retail category where physical stores build trust and repeat prescriptions.

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