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Symbotic says Walmart has committed an additional $6B over several years to deploy Symbotic's supply-chain automation technology across its distribution network (Sanskriti Shekhar/Reuters)

Symbotic (SYM.O) said on Thursday it had expanded its agreement with Walmart (WMT.O), with the retailer committing about $6 billion …

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