Reliance takes Netmeds offline with first physical pharmacy store in Chennai

Reliance Retail has extended its online-only pharmacy brand Netmeds into brick-and-mortar operations, opening a physical store in Chennai. The move signals an omni-channel push into the offline pharma segment, pitting the group against established chains like Apollo and MedPlus.

— Filed Sun, 12 Jul, 2026, 07:18 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

Reliance Retail entered offline pharmacy retail by launching a Netmeds physical store in Chennai, extending the previously online-only pharmacy brand into brick-and-mortar operations and marking its expansion into the offline pharma segment.

Why this matters

Netmeds, Reliance Retail's online-only pharmacy brand, is expanding into physical retail for the first time with a Chennai store, signaling an omni-channel strategy against incumbents like Apollo and MedPlus.

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