- Mon Sep 8 2008 Fry's Electronics leaks more slim-Zune details
Features of the 120GB Microsoft music player, which has recently shown up on the retailer's shelves and site, include "Device to Cloud" customizable music channels, and free games.
Posted by Candace Lombardi
- Fri Feb 23 2001 Fry's accuses site owner of cybersquatting
Fry's Electronics threatens to sue a man who posted the company's newspaper advertisements on his Web site, according to the site's owner.
Posted by Greg Sandoval
- Wed Oct 10 2001 Fry's scraps Egghead buy
Electronics retailer Fry's Electronics has cancelled its $10 million deal to acquire online retailer Egghead.com, according to a report. San Jose, Calif.-based Fry's last week exercised its right to pull back from the agreement, the Associated Press reported, which was reached in August after Menlo Park, Calif.-based Egghead filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Egghead alleges that Fry's secretly decided to call off the deal just before Labor Day when it decided to acquire Egghead's competitor Cyberian Outpost for $7.9 million, or 25 cents a share, according to the report.
Posted by Jim Hu
- Thu Jun 11 2009 7 things electronics salespeople won't tell you
CNET's Sharon Vaknin, a former Best Buy employee, has a few opinions to share that you'll want to read before your next gadget-purchasing trip.
Posted by Sharon Vaknin
- Fri Aug 10 2001 Fry's withdraws Outpost takeover bid
Fry's Electronics has withdrawn its bid to take over e-tailer Cyberian Outpost, according to a regulatory filing. Fry's, which owns 3.5 million shares, or 11 percent, of Outpost stock, offered last month to purchase all the outstanding shares of Outpost for 70 cents a share. In a letter released with Outpost's regulatory filing, Fry's did not say why it is abandoning the takeover bid.
The offer by privately held Fry's followed a merger agreement signed between Outpost and PC Connection in May. As part of that agreement, which is subject to shareholder approval, PC Connection plans to exchange 0.035 to 0.062 shares of its stock for each share of Outpost stock, depending on both PC Connection's stock price at the time the merger is complete and on Outpost's revenue. Fry's is a brick-and-mortar electronics retailer with stores in Arizona, California, Oregon and Texas.
Posted by Troy Wolverton
- Thu Nov 8 2001 Fry's takes over Outpost.com
Fry's Electronics has completed its acquisition of electronics e-tailer Cyberian Outpost, the companies announced Thursday. Privately held Fry's agreed to pay 25 cents per share for each outstanding share of Outpost stock. Outpost, which operated the Outpost.com Web site, will become a subsidiary of Fry's and its stock ceased trading on the Nasdaq after the market closed Thursday.
After withdrawing a previous takeover bid in August, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Fry's agreed to acquire Outpost in September. Last month, Fry's dropped plans to acquire Outpost competitor Egghead.com.
Posted by Troy Wolverton
- Mon Nov 9 2009 Can Bheestie Bag save your soaked device?
There are many drying methods to turn to, if you've dropped your phone in the toilet or spilled a beer on your MP3 player. We put one of them, the Bheestie Bag, to the test.
Posted by Sharon Vaknin
- Wed Aug 29 2001 Fry's resumes talks with Cyberian Outpost
The electronics retailer has resumed negotiations with Cyberian Outpost just days after announcing an agreement to acquire the assets of Outpost rival Egghead.com.
Posted by Troy Wolverton
- Wed Aug 15 2001 Egghead to file for bankruptcy
The e-tail pioneer is filing for bankruptcy protection and selling its assets to retail chain Fry's Electronics, the company says.
Posted by Troy Wolverton
- Fri May 18 2001 Retailer Fry's buys stake in Outpost.com
The electronics retailer has acquired nearly 10 percent of the electronics e-tailer, according to an SEC filing.
Posted by Troy Wolverton
