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Fry’s Electronics Shuts Down Permanently Nationwide

Founded in Sunnyvale in 1985, Fry’s abruptly closed its doors to all 31 stores across the US
By - posted 3/2/2021 No Comment

Goodbye to Fry’s Electronics…

Thanks KRON4 for sharing the news that Fry’s has closed its doors for good. There were 6 stores in Northern California, with a total of 31 stores across the country. The company was founded in Sunnyvale in 1985, and many of their stores had unique themes.

San Jose’s store had a Mayan theme, Fremont’s store was showcase for the 1893 World’s Fair, and the Sunnyvale store was tribute to the history of Silicon Valley.

Fry’s Electronics left a goodbye message on their website which read:

“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 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 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.

The Company ceased regular operations and began the wind-down process on February 24, 2021. 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 Company’s assets for its creditors and other stakeholders.

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.

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.
            • Performance Service Contracts will be honored for their full remaining term. 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.

Please understand if we are a bit slow to respond given the large volume of questions. The Company appreciates your patience and support through this process.”