Fry's Electronics is no more. The chain of computer and consumer electronics superstores is closing its 31 remaining stores, thereby joining Circuit City, CompUSA, and my own beloved RadioShack among the once-mighty retailers of technology products that went into decline and finally collapsed.

Bay Area home electronics retailer Fry's Electronics - zapped by competition from online merchants - has permanently closed all of its 31 stores across the country, the company announced in an online statement.

The company, which had 31 stores across nine US states, said in a statement on its website that it “made the difficult decision to shut down its operations and close its business permanently” because of changing consumer shopping habits and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Fry's Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1985 in Sunnyvale, California in a 20,000 square-foot location by the three Fry brothers, John, Randy, and Dave; and Kathy Kolder. Fry's is a closely-held private company, and all of the founders are actively involved in the daily operation of the business.

Fry's Electronics was an American big-box store chain. It was headquartered in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. Fry's retailed software, consumer electronics, household appliances, cosmetics, tools, toys, accessories, magazines, technical books, snack foods, electronic components, and computer hardware.

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is fighting to stop the nearly $25 billion merger between Kroger (which owns Fry's) and Albertsons (which owns Safeway).

Fry's began with one store in Sunnyvale, California, and expanded to 34 stores in nine states at its peak in 2019. On February 24, 2021, Fry's announced the immediate and permanent closure of all of its stores.

PHOENIX - Kroger Co., the parent company of Fry's Food Stores and Smiths Food and Drug in Arizona, has received a high level of interest in stores it will have to sell as part of its planned $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos., its CEO said Thursday.

Fry's Electronics was an American big-box store chain. It was headquartered in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. Fry's retailed software, consumer electronics, household appliances, cosmetics, tools, toys, accessories, magazines, technical books, snack foods, electronic components, and computer hardware.

frys.com's top 5 competitors in September 2023 are: newegg.com, bestbuy.com, tigerdirect.com, radioshack.com, and more. According to Similarweb data of monthly visits, frys.com's top competitor in September 2023 is newegg.com with 13.6M visits.

The company that had 31 stores across the US -- including five in Texas -- said in a statement on its website that it "made the difficult decision to shut down its operations and close its business permanently" because of changing consumer shopping habits and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Fry's is a division of Kroger, an American retail company based in Cincinnati, Ohio.