Fry’s Electronics shutting down all stores, ending 36 years as a big-box stop for tech enthusiasts
February 24, 2021 at 8:09 am
Fry’s Electronics operated stores across nine states. (BigStock Photo)
Fry’s Electronic’s, the big-box chain that was a longtime, one-stop shop for tech enthusiasts, is shutting down after 36 years in business. The company cited “changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Fry’s made the announcement in a statement on its website early Wednesday, where all other content had disappeared. But the writing had been on the wall for at least two years as empty store shelves began to signal that the San Jose, Calif.,-based company was in trouble.
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Far too many businesses have not and will not survive COVID-19. But the latest company to shutter its doors means customers are losing more than just somewhere to buy a new TV. They’re losing an experience, the kind of place that hearkens back to the days of big, fun, ambitious stores that were worth going to just to look at. Fry’s Electronics, home of grandiose themes, creative architecture, and giant sci-fi paraphernalia, has closed all of its locations.
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The nationwide chain has announced (in news we first heard at
The Verge) it has ceased operations entirely after more than three-and-a-half-decades. The company’s official website now features only a farewell message.
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