Gary Severson, Wal-Mart’s senior vice president of home entertainment, has stated “Circuit City’s business is up for grabs right now and we expect to get our share.” Will the Wal-Mart chain of stores be able to successfully, partially convert themselves into a pseudo-Best Buy?

Big retailer Wal-Mart is reportedly expanding its electronics department to accommodate more well known brands, they are also on track to expanding their movies selection.

If you frequent Best Buy and Wal-Mart, you would very well notice that Best Buy carries all the superior brands. Wal-Mart wouldn’t have any Sony, Panasonic or Samsung TVs on display. They would also have a mediocre DVD/Blu-ray collection when compared to the Best Buy inventory. BloggingStocks also mentions that some brands such as Apple and Nintendo, will have dedicated display stands for their products.

As far as I am concerned, only iPod products from Apple have made their way into Wal-Mart stores. I wonder if they’ll be carrying those high-end MacBook Pros and other accessories.

According to Gizmodo, fixtures and displays to makeover Wal-Mart will start making their way into stores starting this week. Hopefully, the Walton (owners of Wal-Mart) family would be able to do things right and be a competitor to Best Buy. Wal-Mart should employ better and knowledgeable sales representatives and offer great customer service that will supercede the subpar quality that Best Buy offers in some areas.

Surprisingly, the Palm Pre will be offered to Wal-Mart shoppers, according to Wal-Mart executives. No word on whether they’ll have the overhyped smartphone during launch day.

[via CrunchGear]