Reliance Retail Takes Netmeds Offline With First Physical Pharmacy Store In Chennai

Reliance Retail has opened its first offline Netmeds pharmacy in Chennai, extending the acquired online drug retail brand into brick-and-mortar. The move signals an omni-channel push into physical pharma retail, a category Reliance has largely served digitally until now.

— Filed Tue, 14 Jul, 2026, 16:04 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

Reliance Retail entered offline pharmaceutical retail by opening its first Netmeds physical store in Chennai, extending the acquired online pharmacy brand into brick-and-mortar retail.

Why this matters

Netmeds, acquired by Reliance Retail as an online pharmacy, now enters brick-and-mortar with its first Chennai store, signaling an omni-channel pharma retail expansion beyond its digital-only roots.

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