About Peek...Aren't You Curious

Introduction

Peek...Aren't You Curious, the brainchild of apparel veterans Amy Hennisch and Tina Canales, is a new children's apparel store built on the concept that childhood is a joyful experience still open to parents. From day one, the founders have kept one eye firmly focused on the intrinsic connections between parent and child. Their stores are suffused with subtle cues designed to pull the visiting shopper back to her childhood. The clothing shows the same consideration and quality that adults demand in their own wardrobe, with thoughtful details, luxurious materials, and interesting finishing work that elevates it to something that kids can love.

The Founders

Amy Hennisch

President & Founder

Formerly the Executive Vice President of Lucky Brand Jeans, Ms. Hennisch directly oversaw 128 stores, 750 points of wholesale distribution and e-commerce for the $300 million brand. Her management responsibilities included all aspects of merchandising, design, sales, production, distribution, marketing and store operations.

During her tenure as head of Lucky Brand Jeans, Ms. Hennisch delivered a 57% increase in direct operating profit for the division and a 36% top line sales increase. She managed over 1200 employees and opened 29 new stores.

Prior to Lucky Brand jeans, Ms. Hennisch was the Senior Vice President for Design, Merchandising, and Pre-Production at The Gap. While at The Gap, her responsibilities included all design and product development for Gap, GapKids and BabyGap brands. Additionally, she managed the design and product development related to the launch of GapBody and Gap Maternity brands. During her 14 years at The Gap, she held a variety of positions in merchandising, product development, design and production. Amy also served on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement-New York.

Tina Canales

Chief Merchandiser & Founder

A former Gap Vice-President of women’s merchandising with both domestic and international responsibilities, Ms. Canales has over 20 years of retail experience which ranges from store management to running a $4 billlion brand division. Her 12-year career at the Gap began in store management where she learned first-hand the value of the customer experience. From the stores she quickly moved into merchandising, where she had a variety of jobs in different products and divisions. As a senior merchant, Ms. Canales successfully and consistently identified trends, sourcing opportunities and collaborated in the planning, production, design and delivery of profitable product.

This effort culminated with the creation and management of a 25-person merchant team that delivered the highest comparative sales and profit within the gap brand.

Tina is married and the mother of three daughters.