Reliance's Netmeds Opens First Physical Pharmacy Store in Chennai
Reliance Retail has launched Netmeds' debut brick-and-mortar pharmacy in Chennai, taking the online-only pharma brand it acquired in 2020 into offline retail. The move signals an omni-channel push into physical pharmacy amid intensifying competition in India's healthcare retail space.
Reliance Retail launched Netmeds' first physical pharmacy store in Chennai, marking the online pharma brand's entry into offline retail. Netmeds, acquired by Reliance in 2020, previously operated only digitally, signaling expansion into brick-and-mortar pharmacy.
Why this matters
Reliance is extending Netmeds beyond its online-only roots since the 2020 acquisition, opening its debut physical Chennai store to build an omni-channel pharmacy presence amid rising healthcare retail competition.
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