ccaggie05 said:
I went to the North Houston location earlier this evening, and wow, what a shock. I hadn't kept up with any news about Frys, so I didn't know how bad things have been lately. I'm in the market for a new 4kTV and decided to drop by Frys because I remember how many TVs they used to have on display in the back.
I knew something was up when I pulled into the parking lot and there were literally 15-20 cars there, despite it being a Sunday close to Christmas. I thought the store closed but the doors were wide open. Ie walked in and immediately assumed they were closing down. Shelves were empty, absolutely no computer components were on display, and the TV section in the back was desolate. They had a good amount of Samsung TVs on display but that was it. They have a few rooms where they used to display home theater setups, and all three rooms were empty.
I'm not going to lie, it was a bit depressing. I used to love going to Frys once I found out about it in high school in the late 90s. Once I moved to Houston after college, Frys was a regular stop for me, sometimes just to kill some time and browse. It was always my go to if I needed something electronic related quickly since their inventory was so much better than Best Buy.
The end of an era. No way in hell they make it past next year (hell they may be gone soon after Christmas). Sad to seem them go.
Not at all. The place is a ghost town and there is hardly any inventory left. I did some reading after I got home and found out that Frys employees across the US are telling people they haven't gotten new inventory shipments in 8-9 months in some cases.bullard21k said:ccaggie05 said:
I went to the North Houston location earlier this evening, and wow, what a shock. I hadn't kept up with any news about Frys, so I didn't know how bad things have been lately. I'm in the market for a new 4kTV and decided to drop by Frys because I remember how many TVs they used to have on display in the back.
I knew something was up when I pulled into the parking lot and there were literally 15-20 cars there, despite it being a Sunday close to Christmas. I thought the store closed but the doors were wide open. Ie walked in and immediately assumed they were closing down. Shelves were empty, absolutely no computer components were on display, and the TV section in the back was desolate. They had a good amount of Samsung TVs on display but that was it. They have a few rooms where they used to display home theater setups, and all three rooms were empty.
I'm not going to lie, it was a bit depressing. I used to love going to Frys once I found out about it in high school in the late 90s. Once I moved to Houston after college, Frys was a regular stop for me, sometimes just to kill some time and browse. It was always my go to if I needed something electronic related quickly since their inventory was so much better than Best Buy.
The end of an era. No way in hell they make it past next year (hell they may be gone soon after Christmas). Sad to seem them go.
Are they making any killer deals worth the trip?
nai06 said:because sometimes amazon isn't fast enough. Sometimes I need something right now and not tomorrow.Proposition Joe said:
Why would any brick and mortar store for items you can increasingly get delivered in < 48 hours have a boom?
Advanced warehousing and cheap shipping have made large stores like that obsolete.
Really wish there was one in Austin.Dr. Horrible said:
After going to Micro Center today, I'm positive that's where all the Frys traffic went. They had inventory all over the place, and lines of customers waiting to get helped.
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Fry's Electronics stores look like they're heading for liquidation, but the retailer, which operates eight stores in Texas, says its stores will be restocked.
"We are not liquidating, or planning to close any stores," said Manuel Valerio, spokesman for San Jose, Calif.-based Fry's.
lt230 said:
Looks like they're mooving out
Bo Darville said:
What's the point of them staying open like this?