Reliance Retail took Netmeds offline with Chennai pharmacy store, resurfacing a January 2023 move

Reliance Retail entered offline pharmaceutical retail by opening a Netmeds store in Chennai back in January 2023, extending its digital pharmacy brand into physical retail.

— Filed Mon, 3 Aug, 2026, 15:49 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

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

Why this matters

Reliance Retail’s Chennai launch fits a recurring pattern in recent signals: “Netmeds Offline Push” and “Netmeds move offline resurfaces” both revisit the January 2023 first-store expansion into physical pharmacy retail.

Omni-channel signals are accelerating, up 198900% QoQ.

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