Fry’s Electronics Closing All Stores: Customers Mourn Loss. ‘RIP’
Fry’s Electronics is closing all of its stores after almost 36 years in business.
The tech retailer announced the decision on Wednesday, posting a notice to its customers on its website after removing the ability to purchase merchandise from the site.
The announcement from the company read, in part, “Fry’s Electronics, Inc. has made the difficult decision to shut down its operations and close its business permanently as a result of changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Fry’s Electronics had 31 theme-based stores that were located in California, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, KRON 4 reported. Themes ranged from Aztec to underwater Neptune motifs.