They've had basically no stock for a couple years. The writing was on the wall when they had to change to a consignment system in which a vendor wouldn't make money until they shipped it to them and it sold, pointing to a cash crunch. Judging by the negligible uptick in stock since, few vendors jumped at the chance. In short, Newegg and Amazon eat their lunch. And once the parking lots went empty, they should have called it quits right then and there. Because once consumers move on, they tend not to ever come back.
I have no comment regarding Fry's B&M stores specifically since there's never been one near me here in Connecticut ... made a couple online purchases from them I believe but that's about it.
However Best Buy is a shining example of (somewhat shockingly) how to get it right. For awhile it really looked like BB was going the way of Circuit City and Comp-USA with customers clearly having moved on, but apparently they had an amazing 2020.
Obviously some of the BB comeback was fueled by the pandemic but that's not the only reason they are thriving. IMO it's the
very effective job they have done integrating the website with the stores. BB is now my FIRST stop for most electronics/computer stuff since nothing beats the instant-gratification of getting my toys an hour after ordering them! (PLUS usually at a fair price with local returns if there's an issue)
Stores like Fry's, Sears, JC Penny etc that are stuck in a 1990's/early 2k's retail mentality
deserve to go out of business. BB is one of a TINY minority of retailers that actually seems to "get it".
And thank goodness also had/have access to Microcenter
Closest MC's to me are in Yonkers NY and Cambridge Ma.
Since Comp-USA went away BB is all we have in CT for "Big-Box" computer stores and while BB HAS improved to a borderline-miraculous extent, they're still no Micro-Center when it comes to stocking PC stuff.