Walmart vet joins online retailer

Photo: Vidya Jwala



Overstock.com has nabbed a Walmart VP.



The online retailer named Vidya Jwala as senior VP of demand fulfillment, responsible for overseeing the e-commerce leader’s sourcing, merchandising, supply chain and customer-care businesses.



Jwala joins Overstock from Walmart, where, as VP of merchandising and operations, he focused on merchandising planning, category management, pricing and costing.



Prior to Walmart, he served in leadership roles at the Tractor Supply Company, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and Jo-Ann Stores, LLC.



“Vidya brings the knowledge and data-driven approach needed to scale our sourcing and supply chain efforts,” said Overstock president Saum Noursalehi.