Fry’s Electronics, a favorite of tech enthusiasts, will cease operations.
A Fry’s Electronics store in Renton, Wash. The retailer blamed the shutdown on “changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.”Credit.Ted S. Warren/Associated Press
Feb. 24, 2021
Fry’s Electronics, a big-box retailer that nurtured a generation of do-it-yourself tech fans and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, announced on Wednesday that it was shutting down operations, effective immediately.
The company, which is based in San Jose, Calif., replaced the contents of its website with a statement that said it had ceased operations and had begun winding down. The retailer, which built a cult following on the West Coast but was unable to compete with the rise of Amazon, blamed the shutdown on “changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.”