<story><title>Is Fry’s Electronics in trouble?</title><url>https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Is-Fry-s-Electronics-in-trouble-Company-denies-14945559.php</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>blantonl</author><text>Answer: of course, yes.&lt;p&gt;When I visited Fry&amp;#x27;s in the DFW area last year (Irving Store off of LBJ freeway) I was shocked at how low energy and sad the place was.  It was just one big pile of despair.  Just a handful of people were shuffling in and out.  They shelves were in complete disrepair, and there were areas where there was no stock on shelves.  Computers on display were broken, twisted wrecks. The home theater areas had older model sets and speakers strewn about.&lt;p&gt;It was nothing like the late 90&amp;#x27;s when the place was an absolute zoo, and you could be guaranteed to have every gadget known to man on display. Christmas time at Frys was waiting in a checkout line 100&amp;#x27;s deep.  It was a fun time.&lt;p&gt;That last time I visited is the last time I&amp;#x27;ll ever visit. It&amp;#x27;s clear Amazon and online retailing has decimated them.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>hotsauceror</author><text>Same shocking experience in Austin a few weeks back.  Trying to pick up a DisplayPort KVM and a couple of DP cables.  This is the big one on MoPac by Opal Devine&amp;#x27;s.  I&amp;#x27;d say more than 50% of the shelves were bare, with merchandise strewn about, loose power cables still plugged into outlets.  A surprising number of employees but no one was actually doing anything.  The computer hardware section looked like a bomb went off.  No stock anywhere.   But there weren&amp;#x27;t any &amp;quot;Liquidation &amp;#x2F; Going Out Of Business&amp;quot; banners like you&amp;#x27;d normally expect to see in these circumstances.&lt;p&gt;I used to love Fry&amp;#x27;s, they had a great selection for system builders and hobbyists.  Although I will say it always had a kind of grim, penitential air to it - all the employees in their black and white outfits and the massive black locked cages behind the rows of registers.  It seemed oppressive, like you wouldn&amp;#x27;t be surprised to find out that the managers were beating the cashiers or something.&lt;p&gt;Still, sorry to see it go.  I&amp;#x27;ve been disappointed with the other system-builder-oriented place in town who knowingly restock broken merch.  I guess it&amp;#x27;s Newegg from here on out!</text></comment>
<story><title>Is Fry’s Electronics in trouble?</title><url>https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Is-Fry-s-Electronics-in-trouble-Company-denies-14945559.php</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>blantonl</author><text>Answer: of course, yes.&lt;p&gt;When I visited Fry&amp;#x27;s in the DFW area last year (Irving Store off of LBJ freeway) I was shocked at how low energy and sad the place was.  It was just one big pile of despair.  Just a handful of people were shuffling in and out.  They shelves were in complete disrepair, and there were areas where there was no stock on shelves.  Computers on display were broken, twisted wrecks. The home theater areas had older model sets and speakers strewn about.&lt;p&gt;It was nothing like the late 90&amp;#x27;s when the place was an absolute zoo, and you could be guaranteed to have every gadget known to man on display. Christmas time at Frys was waiting in a checkout line 100&amp;#x27;s deep.  It was a fun time.&lt;p&gt;That last time I visited is the last time I&amp;#x27;ll ever visit. It&amp;#x27;s clear Amazon and online retailing has decimated them.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>chasd00</author><text>You should see the Fry&amp;#x27;s on Northwest Hwy near Garland. It&amp;#x27;s almost scary, it has a sketchy bazaar feeling. A couple rows of shelves have just random perfume and colognes. All the televisions and stuff have 1&amp;#x2F;8&amp;quot; of dust on them. It must be more expensive to shut it down than to keep it running.</text></comment>