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[[File:Frys Industry.jpg|thumb|Industrial revolution themed store in the [[City of Industry, California]].]]
[[File:Fry's Electronics Webster TX.jpg|thumb|Space Station themed store near the [[Johnson Space Center]] in [[Webster, Texas]].]]
In 1972, Charles Fry sold the [[Fry's Supermarkets]] chain (of California) for US$14 million to [[Save Mart Supermarkets]]. He gave a portion of the proceeds (approximately $1 million per son) to each of his sons [[John Fry (shopkeeper)|John]], Randy, and
The original [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]] store ([https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B023'08.1%22N+121%C2%B059'38.4%22W/@37.3859504,-121.9940738,225m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 located near the intersection of Oakmead Parkway and Lakeside Drive]) stocked numerous high-tech supplies such as [[integrated circuits]], test and measurement equipment, and [[computer]] components, as well as [[software]] and various other types of consumer electronics. The store was and still is one of the only retail outlets in the country that sold off-the-shelf microprocessors such as the Intel 80286. The store also sold [[T-shirts]], technical books, potato chips, and magazines, including ''[[Playboy Magazine|Playboy]]''<!--why is this especially significant?-->. At first, approximately half the store was stocked with groceries including fresh produce, but the groceries section quickly diminished to displays of [[soft drink]]s and [[snack food]]s. The store billed itself as "The One-Stop Shop for the Silicon Valley Professional", as one could buy both electronics and groceries (computer chips and potato chips) at the same time.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}
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