[21] On September 10, 2019, The Mercury News reported that customers were finding barren shelves in most stores, speculating that the chain was about to fold;[22] Fry's responded by stating the company was changing to a consignment model with its vendors and was not planning to close any store other than Palo Alto. The old school distributors really didnt like to sell to individuals. States that didnt shut down have lower death rates so its quite clear the extended lockdowns had little to do with public health. https://www.electronicsurplus.com/, A shameless plug for https://vetco.net/ over in western WA :). Im clearly missing something in its comparison to a retail electronics outlet Frys. Virus crap not a good excuse. Ill miss you Frys. As good as sparkfun and adafruit are it was nice to have someplace where I could run over to buy a switch or a resistor on a Saturday. [17][18] One of the few stores to challenge Fry's in all dimensions (production selection and store-wide themes) was Incredible Universe, a series of Tandy (Radio Shack) superstores, which were established in 1992 and bought out and converted into Fry's in 1996. Weve previously reported on gems like Tanners Electronics which sadly closed its doors almost a year ago. Fry's Electronics Plano Texas Last Walkthrough - YouTube Fry's Electronics was an American big-box store chain. Lorsque vous utilisez nos sites et applications, nous utilisons des, authentifier les utilisateurs, appliquer des mesures de scurit, empcher les spams et les abus; et. If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'. the people who work there). For Adafruit and Sparkfun stuff, Elmwood Electronics (Toronto, ON: https://elmwoodelectronics.ca/) is also good. A1 ended up with most of Actives stock when the family decided to retire. Its hidden in a little office strip block on the corner, pay attention to the signs. [16], As the business expanded, the original Sunnyvale store closed, and a newer, larger store was opened across Lawrence Expressway on Kern Avenue. [36], In 2008, Fry's vice president of merchandising and operations, Ausaf Umar Siddiqui, was charged by federal prosecutors in a kickback scheme involving Fry's vendors, fueling sales with mail-in rebates. Who else sold electronics along side health and beauty aids? My local Frys in Concord had been a ghost town for more than a year so this isnt a surprise. Total count of all pieces of merchandise is 1538. In order to liquidate they would have had to have something to actually liquidate Well crap happens I guess another week or two slips by, I find myself in the area at 2pm on a Friday, sweet, swing by Back in 5 minutes is on the door, I go across to the coffee shop, grab a coffee, sit and read on my phone for 40 mins not back, screw it, gotta go a week or two more and I try on a Saturday again, this time on the door is Closed permanently, out of business, thanks to my actually LOYAL customers. and by then Im not thinking what a shame Im thinking Good freaking riddance then you incompetent clown.. While they are primarily a mail-order house, they had a will call that would have the order ready the same day it was placed.