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Wal-Mart To Revamp Electronics Department
By: Reuters | 18 May 2009 | 08:13 AM ET
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Wal-Mart Stores is revamping the electronics departments in its stores to attract customers who previously shopped at the now defunct Circuit City Stores, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The retailer's [WMT  Loading...      ()   ] larger and more interactive electronics displays will begin arriving in stores on Monday, the newspaper said in its electronic edition.

"Circuit City's business is up for grabs right now and we expect to get our share," Gary Severson, Wal-Mart's senior vice president of home entertainment, said in an interview with the newspaper.

Wal-Mart executives said the stores would soon offer Palm's [PALM  Loading...      ()   ] Pre smartphone, a highly anticipated gadget. The retailer also is adding to its selection of higher-end televisions by manufacturers Sony [SNE  Loading...      ()   ] and Samsung Electronics [SSNLF  Loading...      ()   ], and broadening its array of movies, the newspaper said.

Wal-Mart could not be immediately reached for comment.

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