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Confirmed: Fry’s Electronics going out of business, shutting down all stores
Former king of build-your-own-PC retailers couldn't survive COVID, consignment shift.
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RIP Frys Electronics
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Absolutely loved that store 5-10 years ago. Constantly packed, amazing selections, good prices. I could just go in there and walk around for a couple hours, and I’m a person who hates shopping like a woman like that.
Went in a couple times in the past couple of years and it was just an barren dump with workers just wandering around doing nothing. Sad, wonder what happened? Piss poor upper management? They got tired of printing money?
Went in a couple times in the past couple of years and it was just an barren dump with workers just wandering around doing nothing. Sad, wonder what happened? Piss poor upper management? They got tired of printing money?
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One of their execs killed it with a bunch of scams. They ran out of money to buy products and no one would front them any.
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No Menards nearby? Get your lumber, pants, cereal, and old timey candy all in one trip.
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Just saw the news. Today is a dark day for sure. So many memories of our pilgrimage to Fry's on the way to E3 and Comic Con in the 90s, mostly to load up on clearance section books, but also to touch all the hardware that was so poorly displayed. It was so novel to be able to buy a single resistor, a video card and a sandwich from the same store. We were so excited when they built one in Vegas. It used to be a weekly stop for me, whether I needed anything or not. The empty shelves and decline in customers, even before covid, was so sad to see, but like a elderly family member, it's not shocking but still a low time when they finally go.
RIP Radio Shack, Incredible Universe, CompUSA, Circuit City, Ultimate Electronics, and now Fry's Electronics. Prepare the elegy for Best Buy.
RIP Radio Shack, Incredible Universe, CompUSA, Circuit City, Ultimate Electronics, and now Fry's Electronics. Prepare the elegy for Best Buy.
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Yeah stopped by one last March to get a new mouse and the one by me was barren.
Real shame too because the first computer I ever bought(some pentium 4 system) came from there 18-19 years ago. Back then it was filled to the brim product and people. They used to carry some great niche electronic stuff too, filling the void Radio Shack left.
Theyre trying like hell to adapt. Their stores have basically become places where you demo products then have stuff shipped to it. 10+ years ago they where much more like Frys, lots of shelves filled with endless product.
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He was shaking down suppliers for kickbacks.
Ex-Fry’s exec to serve 6 years for kickback scheme
Ex-Fry’s exec to serve 6 years for kickback scheme
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They would have to have literally anything to sell in order to have sales
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Man.He was shaking down suppliers for kickbacks.
Ex-Fry’s exec to serve 6 years for kickback scheme
Ex-Fry’s exec to serve 6 years for kickback scheme
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