By the end of 2023, about a third of Walmart stores would be served by distribution centers where warehouse robots do much of the work. A lot of this stuff that involves just moving goods around in a store is being automated. In a context where Walmart's got to be competing with Amazon so closely, like the margins are so tight, it's surprising, you know, it would be surprising if they were that far behind.
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