Walmart e-commerce exec joins children's apparel retailer

Scott Turner, Walmart's director of e-commerce of two and a half years, has departed the U.S. retailer to join growing children's apparel brand, Rockets of Awesome. According to his LinkedIn profile, Turner has taken the position of senior vice president for marketing and customer with the brand, effective July 22.

“On a personal level, I’ve been wanting to work for a smaller company and start-up ... getting into something more specialty,” Turner told CNBC. In his new role, the executive will lead site, marketing, creative and customer service for the children's clothing brand, reporting to COO Anneke Jong and CEO Rachel Blumenthal.

Blumenthal founded Rockets of Awesome in 2016 as a quarterly clothing subscription box service, intending to provide parents a solution for children as they quickly outgrow clothing sizes. The brand has since expanded to offer items to be purchased separately. Rockets of Awesome will soon open its first brick-and-mortar store in New York City, following a 19.5 million dollar funding in its series C round.

Rockets of Awesome's upcoming store will open on August 8, in time for the back to school shopping season.