<story><title>Fry&apos;s Electronics is closing all stores</title><url>https://twitter.com/bill0004/status/1364407906192424964</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mc32</author><text>Central Computer is still kicking around -for now.&lt;p&gt;This is all changing.  It&amp;#x27;s not the same.  You used to have a bunch of grey market PC parts distributors all over the east bay (uProcessor, add on Cards, RAM, HDD, etc) that used to sell to beige box PC makers (and individuals) but they went the way of the dodo too (ASI is legit distributor now). Also, remember WeirdStuff? Gone too.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s a mature industry and the biz has gone largely to Amazon and NewEgg with some at BestBuy (regular people) and to large distributors like Ingram for larger players that can&amp;#x27;t buy direct from MFG or huge players who build their own.&lt;p&gt;SARS-CoV2 might have hastened their demise, but it was coming none the less.&lt;p&gt;PS.  The sandwiches + a bag of chips&amp;#x2F;crisps &amp;amp; drink were not bad at all.  Maybe it&amp;#x27;s nostalgia.</text></item><item><author>BuyMyBitcoins</author><text>I’m not surprised, but this makes me feel incredibly sad. I built my first PC using parts from there. I’m going to miss it.&lt;p&gt;But once Fry’s pivoted to be a consignment store that was mostly empty and selling pallets of bottled water and perfume, it was obvious the business was about to die.&lt;p&gt;Curiously, Microcenter has managed to live on and seems fairly robust. I can’t help but think Fry’s tried to sell too many different products and had a massive amount of floorspace to keep up. Whereas my local Microcenter just sticks to electronics and the store is much smaller and feels cramped in comparison.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>redisman</author><text>As someone who got back to PC building in the last few years, I’m jealous of people with a micro center in their city. Amazon and Newegg are not up to par</text></comment>
<story><title>Fry&apos;s Electronics is closing all stores</title><url>https://twitter.com/bill0004/status/1364407906192424964</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mc32</author><text>Central Computer is still kicking around -for now.&lt;p&gt;This is all changing.  It&amp;#x27;s not the same.  You used to have a bunch of grey market PC parts distributors all over the east bay (uProcessor, add on Cards, RAM, HDD, etc) that used to sell to beige box PC makers (and individuals) but they went the way of the dodo too (ASI is legit distributor now). Also, remember WeirdStuff? Gone too.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s a mature industry and the biz has gone largely to Amazon and NewEgg with some at BestBuy (regular people) and to large distributors like Ingram for larger players that can&amp;#x27;t buy direct from MFG or huge players who build their own.&lt;p&gt;SARS-CoV2 might have hastened their demise, but it was coming none the less.&lt;p&gt;PS.  The sandwiches + a bag of chips&amp;#x2F;crisps &amp;amp; drink were not bad at all.  Maybe it&amp;#x27;s nostalgia.</text></item><item><author>BuyMyBitcoins</author><text>I’m not surprised, but this makes me feel incredibly sad. I built my first PC using parts from there. I’m going to miss it.&lt;p&gt;But once Fry’s pivoted to be a consignment store that was mostly empty and selling pallets of bottled water and perfume, it was obvious the business was about to die.&lt;p&gt;Curiously, Microcenter has managed to live on and seems fairly robust. I can’t help but think Fry’s tried to sell too many different products and had a massive amount of floorspace to keep up. Whereas my local Microcenter just sticks to electronics and the store is much smaller and feels cramped in comparison.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>taurath</author><text>Ah weirdstuff is gone? I suppose the only businesses left along those lines are the startup graveyard furniture stores</text></comment>