The retailer cites challenges posed by the pandemic.
Remembering Fry's Electronics
After nearly 36 years in business, the consumer electronics retailer is shutting down, a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its closure has affected techies and many others who were patrons of the chain, known for its eccentric store themes. Fry's Electronics had 36 stores spread across nine states and sold a numerous types of goods, from gadgets to computers, components, video games, audio equipment and appliances. In this Storyboard, tech journalists and fans reflect on the store's impact.
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It didn't have the large national footprint of Best Buy, but Fry's Electronics still managed to court a following of loyal consumers. On Wednesday, the electronics chain started 36 years ago announced...
The electronics retailer was always a mixed bag of an experience, and it became a dead store walking. But it’s still hard to imagine the Valley without it. Fry’s Electronics is no more. The chain of computer...
Now that the consumer electronics big-box store has shuttered, future generations need a place to go to touch and discover the next great piece of …
What feature of the American landscape has disappeared in the last 10 years that was especially meaningful to you? Why do you miss this place? Email …
Friends, Arizonans, fellow tech geeks, lend me your wireless headphones. I come not to praise Fry’s Electronics, but to bury it. No, seriously. This …
Editor's note: This story was first published on Jan. 4, 2021. Fry's Electronics announced it will close all 30 of its stores permanently on Wednesday. In a brutal time for businesses all over the world,...