Walmart ‘sautomationcost has a new $6 billion price tag attached, with the retail giant expanding its relationship with Symbotic to bring moreroboticstechnology into 25 of its U.S. The announcement came the same week a Texas state filing identified Walmart as the party behind a $400 million distribution center set to be built near San Antonio. Under the expanded agreement, Walmart is targeting more support for e-commerce upstream inventory management, more storage capacity and smoother product movement. The company says theautomationpartnership will broaden assortment, accelerate service and facilitate more reliable replenishment. “Our investments in the physical and digital supply chain help us serve them however they choose to shop, whether in stores, at the curbside or at home,” said Rob Montgomery, executive vice president for Walmart U.S.