BJ's wholesale club has followed in the footsteps of Blockbuster and Target by declaring that it will exclusively stock Blu-ray by the fourth quarter. BJ's will carry Blu-ray only at all its 170 stores but HD-DVD will be available on their website only.

East Coast chain BJ’s Wholesale Club will drop HD DVD from its shelves and carry the Blu-ray Disc format exclusively by the fourth quarter, according to sources at the retailer and several Hollywood studios.

Sources said the chain will carry Blu-ray exclusively at all its 170 stores, although it continues to carry both formats on its Web site.

A spokesperson for the chain didn’t immediately return calls for comment.