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Amazon Foes Walmart and Microsoft Deepen Tech Partnership
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Walmart Inc. WMT +0.78% agreed to use Microsoft Corp.’sMSFT +1.34% cloud technology to power functions that could include algorithms for purchasing and sales-data sharing with vendors, the two companies said, deepening a partnership between two of Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN +1.31% most powerful rivals.
The five-year deal, announced Tuesday, pairs Amazon’s largest retail competitor with its closest challenger in cloud computing. Walmart has warmed recently to working with technology companies, as it fends off Amazon’s retail ambitions and expertise in data.
