Fry's Electronics, Inc.![]() |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
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| Founded | May 17, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-17)
Sunnyvale, California, U.S. |
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| Founder | John Fry
Randy Fry
David Fry |
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| Defunct | February 24, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-24) |
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| Fate | Bankruptcy and liquidation |
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| Headquarters | |
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Number of locations | 30 (Feburary 2021) |
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Area served | United States (locations in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington) |
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| Products | Consumer electronics retail |
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Number of employees | 14,000 (2018) |
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| Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) |
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Fry's Electronics was an American big box store chain. It was headquartered in Silicon Valley. Fry's retailed software, consumer electronics, household appliances, cosmetics, tools, toys, etc.
In 2021, it went bankrupt and closed all its stores due to COVID-19 and changes in the retail industry.
Fry's began with only one location in Sunnyvale, California.
At its peak shortly before bankruptcy in 2019, it had 34 locations in total.[1]
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