Funky electronics chain Fry’s is no more
A small crowd begins to gather outside a Fry’s Electronics store in Renton, Washington, in 2009. The electronics chain is permanently closing, citing the struggles it faced as a retailer during the coronavirus pandemic. The company, which was in business for 36 years, had 31 stores in nine states. (AP File Photo/Ted S. Warren)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Fry’s Electronics, the go-to chain for tech tinkerers looking for an obscure part, is closing for good.
The company, perhaps even more well known for outlandish themes at some of its stores, from Aztec to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” said Wednesday in an online posting that the COVID-19 pandemic had made it impossible to continue.
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