https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/10/06/frys-electronics-hanging-on-but-for-how-long/

Walking into a Fry’s Electronics nowadays is nothing like it was during its heyday in the 1980s and ’90s. There are no long lines at the cash registers. The cafes sit mostly empty, like the store shelves and parking lots.

There are also fewer employees to serve people who still patronize the iconic electronics chain, which was born in Silicon Valley in 1985. Fry’s quirky themed stores, ranging from Western to Mayan, were stocked with just about anything electronic from routers and motherboards to coffeemakers and computers — plus refrigerators, office furniture, perfume, candy bars, “As Seen on TV” merchandise and so much more. The stores quickly became a techie haven and hangout.