Resurfacing: Reliance Retail's January 2023 move to take Netmeds offline with Chennai pharmacy store

Reliance Retail opened a Netmeds store in Chennai back in January 2023, extending its digital pharmacy brand into physical retail and signalling an omni-channel push in healthcare retail.

— Filed Tue, 4 Aug, 2026, 10:03 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

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

Why this matters

The January 2023 Chennai opening follows Reliance Retail’s August 2020 acquisition of 60% of Netmeds parent Vitalic Health for ₹620 crore and is being revisited alongside another signal on Netmeds’ first Chennai pharmacy store.

Omni-channel is accelerating, up 201800% QoQ.

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