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Fry's Electronics Going Out of Business?
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rsjsouza:

--- Quote from: james_s on February 25, 2021, 09:02:46 am ---It's sad to see them go, but it was inevitable,
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Looking at other retailers such as BestBuy, which turned around and is growing, or Microcenter, which is smaller but is packed with people everytime I go there, I really suspect that online (and by extension Covid) has become an easy excuse for bad management. Sure, the margins and the offers are not the same as before, but decisions such as their so-called "consignment" model accellerated their process immensely by keeping their stores completely empty of product.


--- Quote from: james_s on February 25, 2021, 09:02:46 am ---It's too bad they didn't try something a little different.

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I agree. It is a sad day.
CatalinaWOW:
It was sad when they stopped being a good place to shop.  N
The situation now is kind of like watching a friend who has had Alzheimer's for years finally passing away
Sal Ammoniac:

--- Quote from: rsjsouza on February 25, 2021, 11:13:59 am ---Microcenter, which is smaller but is packed with people everytime I go there
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Perhaps now that Fry's is gone we'll get a Microcenter in the Bay Area again. We used to have one, but it closed over a decade ago, probably due to too much competition from Fry's in its heyday. At the time, there were four big Fry's stores within a five mile radius of the Microcenter, plus it was tucked out of the way and not as easy to get to.
schmitt trigger:

--- Quote from: rsjsouza on February 25, 2021, 11:13:59 am ---
I really suspect that online (and by extension Covid) has become an easy excuse for bad management. Sure, the margins and the offers are not the same as before, but decisions such as their so-called "consignment" model accellerated their process immensely by keeping their stores completely empty of product.


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Something similar is happening with the Covid pandemic. Many business have shut down, but other have thrived.

Nothing exemplifies this better than the restaurant industry. Many shops have closed down, perhaps permanently. But those which quickly adopted the online model and adapted their menu, staff and premises for curbside and/or home delivery are thriving.
boffin:
Company man has now done an episode on it:
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