RIP Franchises of our youths

[cranefly]

I stopped at the Sunnyvale Fry's in mid-July, almost didn't go in, thinking it closed.  There were only about 5 cars in the huge lot.  Even though this was noonish on a Sunday, still, from past experience it should have been busy.  I went in, grabbed something, was first in the checkout line.  But it took ten minutes to check out.  There was only one checkout clerk, and she was chatting with the customer she had just helped.  They were discussing Macys and other store closings, and the clerk showed no interest in cutting it short just for me.

Anyway, that Fry's location is prime real estate, and it's huge.  Later I did a google search, wondering if Fry's was in trouble, but didn't see anything.

But now the truth of the matter begins to emerge -- though I don't think that article mentions the Sunnyvale Fry's.