Fry's Electronics Officially Calls It Quits After several years in which its once vibrant, quirky stores were filled with rows of empty shelves, and following several store closures around the Bay Area, Fry's Electronics has officially announced it's shutting down for good. One of five remaining Bay Area locations of Fry's, an Egyptian-themed store in Campbell, shut its doors in November. And its once widespread presence in California and eight other states was notably faltering throughout 2020 — following the closure of its Palo Alto store in December 2019, many customers complained on Twitter of the increasingly depressing aisles at other locations devoid of products. As The Verge reports, the company had switched to a consignment model in which vendors were only paid after Fry's had sold their products, leading to major inventory issues — a sure sign that things were headed south.