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Micro Center nerd store fills the Fry’s vacuum with its return to Silicon Valley
Micro Center, an electronics retailer, has opened a store in Silicon Valley in California And so the nerd kingdom has returned.
First, it’s not as sprawling as Fry’s, which had zany themes like ancient Egypt and a weird mix of electronics goods as well as household appliances, cosmetics, magazines and tons of snack foods. And this Micro Center store has a good location (5201 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara) that is just a six-minute drive from Apple’s worldwide headquarters and (perhaps better yet) a one-minute walk from the Korean Hair Salon. The Mr. Filaments robot inventory system at Micro Center.Customers can receive authorized computer service for brands like Apple, Dell, and HP, benefiting from same-day diagnostics and repairs, thanks to over 3,000 parts on hand through partnerships with leading OEMs.
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