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Re: Fry's Electronics closing permanently

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usenet@only.tnx (Questor) writes:

> One of the last signature Silicon Valley retail icons has fallen.  Fry's
> Electronics is closing its doors for good.  Although they're blaming the
> pandemic, the stores have been circling the drain for a couple of years.  I read
> reports of aisles and aisles of empty shelves, with nothing to buy. Employees
> gave vague answers when asked about restocking.  It was apparent that they were
> having cash flow problems, and that their suppliers were no longer extending
> credit.  I'm surprised they held on this long.
>
> Once the Silicon Valley was an electronics/computer nerd's retail paradise:
> Fry's, Computer Literacy Bookstores, Weird Stuff Warehouse, and a handful of
> lesser known, similar stores.  All gone now.

I never got to go to a Federated, as I was a child when those qwerky ads
were on tv, but it would've been great to visit it once.

-- 
Daniel
Visit me at: gopher://gcpp.world

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