Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. It was as if Radio Shack and Heathkit had mated, produced a child and now it was fully formed into this beautiful mecca of electronics retail. It was classic Silicon Valley. That was a bit of dual edged sword in that it got rid of some bad customers, but it also alienated some legit customers. Sorry to seem them go! The exterior of Fry's Electronics in Tempe. Fry's gutted pretty much all of them over the last ~12 years. Both though pointed out the obvious, while Amazon hadnt directly killed Frys, it had starved it of enough revenue that their poor business model and inability to adapt to the changing online marketplace had left them vulnerable. Perhaps they had some blow out sale Id missed, so I found one of the few associates on the floor and asked WTF (you can guess)? awezomerobot . If the owners take out all the assets all at once the banks can claim fraud. Thanks for telling the story and eulogizing the Fry's we all loved. To the disappointment of many, Fry's Electronics has announced that they will be permanently shutting down all their stores. Back in 00s Fry's was pretty successful for 3 major reasons: great selection (at least for retail), competitive prices (for retail) and a decent return policy. They used to have a huge selection now just two options. Yesterday was a sad day, goodbye Frys. Fry's Electronics operated stores across nine states. They didn't have a single laptop. Microcenter last I checked took returns on them fine and their doing fine. I always hated having to let employees check my bag on the way out. While the margins were thinner than most retailers volume made up for it. Their creditors know it. Reports from Bill Reynolds and Matthew Keys surfaced today, and the rumors have been confirmed by broadcaster KRON4. So they basically sold what they could and sent the rest back. I've read that Fry's claims it's only closing the San Jose store. /r/business brings you the best of your business section. Also Fry's grocery stores are still going strong in Arizona. One just vanished: Fry's Electronics, a big-box store in nine states that shut down abruptly this week. Did they get bought out by a competitor?Did another company get such a good deal on all their inventory it was worth shipping it to a central location?Did somebody buy the debt and is making a play for a new B&M or ecommerce site in the near future? To view or add a comment, sign in, Fond memories, Scott, of both Frys' and your own generosity in those start up school days and years. It's like a ghost town. Under the consignment model, vendors assume the risk of shipping goods to Frys. John F ReaganI don't love it at Costco, but it's a membership store and checking cards + receipts somehow seems more acceptable. Las Vegas businessman arrested in alleged Press J to jump to the feed. The company, which had 31 stores across nine US . Fry's gutted pretty much all of them over the last ~12 years. Back in the day Fry's opened at 8am so anyone whose laptop died in the morning had little choice to go to to Fry's. Please understand if we are a bit slow to respond given the large volume of questions. At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if GameStop bought all the inventory and Ryan Cohen is behind it and helping them to expand further into the ecommerce sphere. Serious;y??? It was a destination to show people when they came to visit from . Seems totally unnecessary given the clientele and I would love to be privy to the data that supports the executive decision to be so obnoxious. They also had better store hours than Best Buy, but I think that was more minor. It was nirvana for nerds. I'm honestly surprised more stores haven't closed yet because my local store has looked dead for the last 3-4 years. If you have questions, please contact us using the following email addresses: For customers who have equipment currently being repaired, please email customerservice@frys.com, to arrange for return of your equipment. I think they decide to go to a consignment model. John Came Up with the Basic Concept. The Fry family opened its first electronics store in Sunnyvale, California in 1985. website. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Fry's "has made the difficult decision to shut down its operations and close its business. The falling inventory reduced their economies of scale to buy things, which hurt their ability to compete on pricing. I asked Frys for comment today, but my spokespersons email bounced back. When Fry's suddenly closed down, it wasn't a shock to anybody. !. Discover our Briefings. Better use it up on a shitload of DVDs/CDs before they go belly up or you're gonna be out on that. When other than right AFTER Christmas would anyone expect them NOT to have any stock in the store? Its a fitting lesson for us entrepreneurs - whats here today is easily gone tomorrow. Host David Brancaccio spoke with Parker Hall, a . Just after Covid 19 hit do the stores' shelves get empty. Nope, he was dead serious. Perhaps people were having holiday brunch with their families, who knows maybe there was some game drawing the crowds. I just wanted to some solder. I know Fry's has been a shadow of it's former self for a couple years now, but damnit this is sad. First I noticed that the parking lot had like less than . I wanted a new Klipsch subwoofer- none in stock. I enjoy store shopping over online. It's my go-to place for cables, SD cards, components, small tools, stuff that ordering online kills you on shipping. I mean, EVERYONE knows that Fry's is a ghost town. It's a historical relic seeing all the parts from 12-15 years ago in ready to sell condition. Best Buy's website isn't perfect, but it is more useful than Fry's and their store inventory is typically more accurate. Revealed: group shaping US nutrition receives millions Nike says Kyrie Irving is no longer one of its athletes, Texas Gov. Become a member to support the independent voice of Phoenix They had everything, CPUs, memory chips (yes chips), transistors, caps, computers, video cards, soldering supplies, books on everything I ever wanted to know, you name it and if a nerd wanted to. that retail would struggle. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Top stock vanished first in a couple aisles, then every aisle. And why would they do that? If an item sells, the vendor gets paid, but at no point does Frys buy the goods. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The Aztec-themed Fry's Electronics on Thunderbird Road in north Phoenix. I spent the remainder of that spring and summer building working systems at the school from this shipment so that when the school opened in September 2001, we had several computers in each classroom, a computer on each teacher's desk, and computers in the office for all the staff. Same experience you had, but the Palo Alto location. please view our Notice at Collection. Everything seems to still be under wraps, so it'll be very interesting when we see what happens next. When Fry's suddenly closed down, it wasn't a shock to anybody. Now they are starting over and slowly rebuilding the inventory. Sad, but this day was coming fir a while. Sadly we moved away from the Bay Area in 2004. Update 2/24/2021: Today Fry's Electronics has closed its door for good. Their former customers know it. Their bankers know it. I think some of it was natural in that as older less Internet friendly customer died and were replaced by younger people who grew up using Amazon, NewEgg, etc. It has closed stores in Campbell and Anaheim in California, and last year there were lots of reports about how most of Frys stores were running out of inventory and werent being restocked. 01:15. Finally they reduced their hours such that they had no advantage over most other retailers. Marijuana industry sales slow down after pandemic surge, Elon Musks Boring Company is building tunnels to nowhere. Frys was very generous to the Charter School of Morgan Hill in those early days, but it only took one visit to this warehouse to realize that Frys had some fundamental business problems. local news and culture, Benjamin Leatherman Fortunately for the school, the dotcom Id been working for up until February of 2001 had burned out, so I had plenty of free time to supervise the ramp up for the first day of the school. This can sound rather strange in modern times, but it is important to remember that Fry's Electronics was founded in 1985. What does this mean? and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. Sounds like an opportunity for private equity. Later in the day on Sunday Id had lunch with a close friend whod originally brought me to the Bay Area back in 1994, and I asked him WTF happened to Frys? and he was clueless. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Each store had a unique theme, and they were huge, selling everything from potato chips to computer chips. Also if you want to just talk about the company that's cool too. Some called it the "Nerd Disneyland.". Same scenario, big grand opening as Incredible Universe, then demise and re-opened as Frys. Fry's Electronics was an American big-box store chain. He explained that this was the store of no return, meaning that everything that was in this huge warehouse was returned to Frys, but that Frys couldnt return this stuff back to the distributors or manufacturers so it ended up here. Someone on the board connected me to John Fry, yes the John Fry who had started the business from money his dad had given him, and his brothers, after selling off their supermarket chain for $14M. The iconic chain of electronics range from Western to Mayan, and they were stocked with anything and everything electronic: Routers, motherboards, coffeemakers, refrigerators, office furniture, perfume, candy bars, and computers. By 2018 things were pretty spartan and I think the last pity purchase I made at Fry's was maybe 2015-2016. I said you mean a "going out of business model, youre kidding me, right?" They can't be making payments on their debt unless they're drawing cash from some other source. John was the one who came up with the basic concept for Fry's Electronics, which was based on the co-founders' familiarity with selling groceries. But like a lot of gamers, I have fond memories of browsing through the aisles, and I will miss the chain. And it appears vendors werent eager to take the risk. It's like a ghost town. 3. This is another sign of the retail apocalypse, as stores have been squeezed out by Amazons growth and the pandemic. But if they present a half-baked turnaround plan and then just so happen to give themselves huge bonuses for such a genius plan that may convince bankruptcy courts that everything is legit. I know the moment I saw a sign that said video cars were non-returnable I basically crossed Fry's off my list of places I would ever buy a video card. New York CNN Business . Very little of what was left on the shelves was even remotely interesting, I took a stroll down the Video cards isle looking for Nvidia 1080Ti or 2080Ti cards, or perhaps an AMD Radeon VII, but everything on the shelf was older, slower, and smaller (memory capacity). I think I went to a frys location in california a few months ago and the place was a ghost town, barely anything on the shelves etc. whats happening? Dinner last night with my cousin, also a technology nerd, proved just as fruitless, neither had been to Frys in some time, and both were unaware of its pending demise. And yes, very sad and a sign of the times. John said that we could take whatever we wanted for the school, just as long as we made sure we kept a list of whatever was taken, then place what they were donating on pallets in the front and bring our own trucks to haul the pallets of stuff away. Since most of Fry's customers were at least somewhat price conscious this really cut their sales dramatically, which made it hard. Now I should make it clear that Id originally moved to the Bay Area back in April of 1994, and the first time a friend brought me to Frys I almost cried. By around 2014, Frys had 34 stores nationwide. I went to the Frys in Austin a couple of days ago. Fry's Electronics August 2020 (Tempe AZ) Fry's Electronics reportedly changed over to a consignment model with manufacturers and distributors, which severely limited its inventory,. I'll be surprised if they make it but I hope they do. Update 11:59 a.m. on 2/24/21: Frys confirmed the reports on its web page: After nearly 36 years in business as the one-stop-shop and online resource for high-tech professionals across nine states and 31 stores, Frys Electronics, Inc. (Frys or Company), has made the difficult decision to shut down its operations and close its business permanently as a result of changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The company has been closing stores since January 2020, even before the pandemic struck. Then floor stacks vanished. Fry's Electronics today announced that after nearly 36 years it's going out of business "as a result of changes in the retail industry and the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.". After 2009 when the market tanked Fry's started cutting back on selection, which to a certain degree wasn't a bad idea because Fry's carried a lot of redundant products. I do not remember the source of the article, or know if it was accurate. The chain grew to dozens of big-box electronics retail stores over the ensuing decades. By 2021, Fry's Electronics had become an underdog struggling against much larger, more dominant retail channels. Frys started out as a supermarket chain in California. Fry's just always was a step behind the competition with the Internet. Fry's is now trying to get their stores filled up with stuff for free, and then pay their suppliers when the items ship. The Company will implement the shut down through an orderly wind down process that it believes will be in the best interests of the Company, its creditors, and other stakeholders. For more information on the categories of personal information we collect and the purposes we use Fry's Electronics is or was the place to go for almost anything that was considered electronics if you don't have a Micro Center where you live. (BigStock Photo) Fry's Electronic's, the big-box chain that was a longtime, one-stop shop for tech enthusiasts, is shutting down. The Great recession cut retail sales dramatically killing Circuit City. I've managed to survive. Back in 2001, I was part of the launch team, and a founding board member, of the Charter School of Morgan Hill. While operating, it was headquartered in San Jose, California in Silicon Valley. It is hoped that undertaking the wind-down through this orderly process will reduce costs, avoid additional liabilities, minimize the impact on our customers, vendors, landlords and associates, and maximize the value of the Companys assets for its creditors and other stakeholders. To request service of your covered product, please call Assurant at (800) 811-1745 For consignment vendors needing to pick up their consignment inventory at Fry's locations, please email omnichannel@frys.com . They had been in bankruptcy proceedings for what seemed like years and the stores continued to deteriorate. Everyone knows it's all a deterrent show of force; every employee spends half a second to highlight my receipt, not going through my bags counting item by item. Can't stand how Costco "checks" my purchases while charging me a membership for the privilege of shopping there. We may collect cookies and other personal information from your interaction with our You cant be profitable when your customers cant buy items. Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Failed to scale back to core tech. This video talks about the decli. My connection to Frys runs deeper than most. February 24, 2021 But when they tried to become an electronics . Heatsinks, there were almost none and nothing of interest. Was quite amazing. Stocked shelves full of all sorts of items from 555 timers to TVs to appliances. The latest theory is that the owners are draining the assets until either the banks finally seize the property or the lights go off. But 30 years ago, it was the Amazon of its day, running roughshod over the . Join the New Times community and help support Regards, M. Well written Scott - lots of memories. But I'm glad I got to see Fry's in . Under this arrangement, Frys has no responsibility to maintain the merchandise in a sellable condition or even keep track of it. Phoenix's independent source of Id really be surprised if theyre in business by the end of the year. Metro Phoenix's Best Christmas and Holiday Light Displays in 2022, The 10 Sexiest Holiday Movies of All Time (NSFW), Metro Phoenixs Best Things to Do This Weekend: Adam Sandler, FuelFest, and More, All Elite Wrestling Is Coming to Phoenix in February 2023, 11 Nerdy Things to Do This December in Metro Phoenix, Metro Phoenix Things to Do This Week: Killer Santas, Suns vs. Celtics, and More. The Company is in the process of reaching out to its customers with repairs and consignment vendors to help them understand what this will mean for them and the proposed next steps. Join the GamesBeat community online, February 1-2, to examine the findings and emerging trends within the metaverse. Back in '05 I remember working at Fry's and with the exception of Costco Fry's return policy was better than others (CompUSA, BestBuy, Circuit City, etc.). Over the last 15 years the return policy went from ~7 lines most of them pretty obvious (no returns on software, special order items, etc.) They were in denial of the Internet for many years. Back in 00s Fry's was pretty successful for 3 major reasons: great selection (at least for retail), competitive prices (for retail) and a decent return policy. Thank heavens we still ahve the Tustin MicroCenter - for now. He said that about three or four months ago theyd moved to a consignment business model. them for, For customers with items needing repair under a Performance Service Contract, please call (800) 811-1745. To view or add a comment, sign in Then parts of entire aisles were removed. For consignment vendors needing to pick up their consignment inventory at Frys locations, please email omnichannel@frys.com. Our store was great. Having been going to Fry's since the first (original) Sunnyvale store on Oakmead, it is sad to see it flounder. I don't know how this is possible but I hope they can do it. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. There were hardly any cars in the parking lot, but then I saw someone leaving the store, empty-handed, which I should have taken as a sign, so clearly it was open. Over a series of 10 years things thinned out. Nothing in the store, shelves were all empty. Same in Renton, WA. I still have a store credit at frys from 2018 when my Nintendo switch broke and they didnt have another to replace it with (extended warranty) They refunded full price of the switch and prorated the warranty purchase. After nearly 36 years in business as the one-stop-shop and online resource for high-tech professionals across nine states and 31 stores, Fry's Electronics, I. Heck, even Microcenter and to a lesser degree Best Buy became better on some pricing. Back in the day, one average sales guy could easily sell tens of thousands of computers. Please understand if we are a bit slow to respond given the large volume of questions. They can't possibly be pulling the wool over anyone's eyes that they are implementing a viable turnaround plan. Subreddit for current and former employees to talk about Fry's Electronics. A bank would have seized the assets already if it were possible. Whether you read our articles, listen to our podcasts, or watch our videos, GamesBeat will help you learn about the industry and enjoy engaging with it. That's not a huge advantage, but back in the day it was useful for sysadmins or just general people who needed something in a pinch. I decided that I was going to go to Fry's Electronics to buy a video card since there isn't a Micro Center in Las Vegas. In the early '10s Best Buy eliminated return fees on most items and meanwhile over a series of years Fry's added them or made items outright unreturnable making Best Buy actually a more friendly place to shop. Since 2019, its inventory of electronics continued to dwindle, and many shelves were instead filled with snack foods, office supplies and cleaning products. The problem was that they started cutting back on even on products that weren't redundant, which made even some that preferred buying in retail to buy more online from NewEgg, Amazon, etc. Fry's Electronics is expected to close its entire chain of electronics superstores nationwide at midnight tonight. It felt like being at an open casket funeral for a once great store. As their prices became less competitive more of their price conscious customers flocked to the Internet forcing them to raise prices more alienating even less price conscious customers. Indianapolis was a shell when I went there last week. Last year, Frys said it was transitioning its stores to a consignment model. Frys always bugged me because it felt like going to a crazy disorganized Best Buy and then having to do that whole thing on the way out. Like everyone else is reporting, the shelves were empty. What's unusual is that they closed down suddenly with no warning and there was no "Going out of business sale" like virtually every other major retail store has had. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. The one in San marcos is mostly empty, and they say they're waiting for new stock to come in. John had asked me to meet him at a nondescript warehouse in downtown San Jose. What happened to Fry's Electronics? The Palo Alto Fry's I habituated closed at the end of 2019, whereupon my own relationship with the company pretty much ended. So yesterday I was standing in the Campbell store looking at empty or near-empty shelves, almost no customers, and it was just two weeks before Christmas. However not undeserved. Press J to jump to the feed. The Company appreciates your patience and support through this process. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I havent been in a Frys in a long time. An article that I read at the time they announced going out of business stated that almost all of their inventory was on consignment, so they simply packaged it up and returned it to the manufacturer/supplier. It was a good run. independent local journalism in Phoenix. I'll never forget that warehouse visit either. Fry's Electronics Has Gone Out Of Business, Closing All Stores Nationwide February 24, 2021 / 7:39 AM / CBS DFW NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) It was a move that happened suddenly,. They also had better store hours than Best Buy, but I think that was more minor. It was tragic really, I remember all the fun I had there as a child. 1997 was my first trip to Frys. We want to tell you how the news matters to you -- not just as a decision-maker at a game studio, but also as a fan of games. Reports from Bill Reynolds and Matthew Keys surfaced today, and the rumors. Honestly, though when I can remember some sizes of ethernet they couldn't keep in stock I can see why they gave up on that. Fry's Electronics permanently closing all stores nationwide. online, February 1-2, to examine the findings and emerging trends within the metaverse. Greg Abbott bans TikTok on state devices. Eddie Antar- the scammers scammer. The San Jose, Calif.-based company. Im curious what is going to replace those stores, as they will leave gaping holes in retail centers and malls around the country. The Company ceased regular operations and began the wind-down process on February 24, 2021. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. I also visited not too long ago and it was a real ghost town. Every time I go in to spend the money I cant find anything on the shelves worth buying. 8:27AM. Fry's Electronics suddenly closed all of its stores overnight, ending a nearly four-decade run in business. Hope all is well with your family and work. This was my last sorry trip to Frys. The Frys stores are huge warehouses that often occupy prime real estate. Even when the end finally came (which we workers found out when the locks were changed in the middle of the night and we couldn't get into stores) he managed to fool the dummies who took the place over into believing he had $80,000,000 more in on-hand inventory than actually existed. They had been in bankruptcy proceedings for what seemed like years and the stores continued to deteriorate. Banks can only go after the assets of the corporation not the owners when trying to recover debt. Frys Electronics is expected to close its entire chain of electronics superstores nationwide at midnight tonight. Fry's retailed software, consumer electronics, household appliances, cosmetics, tools, toys, accessories, magazines, technical books, snack foods, electronic components and computer hardware. Fry's Electronics in Campbell, California. They had everything, CPUs, memory chips (yes chips), transistors, caps, computers, video cards, soldering supplies, books on everything I ever wanted to know, you name it and if a nerd wanted to buy it Frys sold it. The frys in El Segundo was a ghost town the other day as well. Every time I travel out west, it was always a treat to window shop (it has been decades since I had a soldering iron in my hand) at Frys. Im an electronics nerd and thought Id pick up a new Fluke Multimeter. Basically Fry's is tired of being stuck with stuff that no one wants to buy for years while having to keep buying the latest. Assuming everyone might be a shoplifter didn't make me feel good about shopping there ever. We loaded up pallets and pallets of desktop computers and cases, laptops, drives, motherboards, memory, CPUs, printers, blank media, you name it, and it was an amazing donation that spring. Joshua Schlag Agree to disagree here. Sunday, I landed at SJC just before noon and having some free time decided to swing by Frys to pick up a CPU heatsink for a project Im working on, perhaps some waters and a six-pack of Coke. They did not have any. Whenever a line formed at the exit, I just walked past it. Fry's Electronics came into existence in 1985, in Silicon Valley. Damnit. Elizabeth Holmess ex-Theranos partner gets nearly 1 McDonald's franchise owners are caught violating child UK recession could turn into a 'lost decade'. to something that was worse then pretty much any other retailer. I remember standing in line for 45+ minutes in Natomas multiple Christmases when they had 100 registers open. From tips for running a business, to pitfalls to avoid, /r/business teaches you the smart moves and helps you dodge the foolish. Even after the recession largely Fry's never really fully rebounded whereas selection and it seemed like every couple months selection thinned. When I pulled into the parking lot off Hamilton in Campbell, I thought perhaps the place might be closed. GamesBeat's creed when covering the game industry is "where passion meets business." Frys did OK back with their original business model as a "convenience store" for electronic components in Silicon Valley. 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