The Store plays a vital role in the overall visitor journey at the Guinness Storehouse, Ireland’s leading tourist attraction. While the existing retail offering already showcases a high-quality product range across diverse categories, JK Consulting was brought on board to push creative boundaries and elevate the brand’s premium product offering. The goal: to design a new line of desirable products that transcend traditional fashion and embody a bold, artful expression of one of Ireland’s most iconic global brands.
Drawing inspiration from the Guinness brand’s distinctive blend of brightness, spontaneity, warmth, and heritage, we sought to amplify these qualities through elevated retail with products. We identified two exceptional Irish brands—Pawpear and De Bruir —to co-create two unique and compelling product lines.
known for its vibrant illustrated stationery, proved to be the perfect partner to reimagine a bespoke stationery collection. The result is a joyful, colour-rich range that emphasises premium materials, thoughtful details, and playful surprises designed to spark delight at every turn.
De Bruir collaborated with the Guinness Storehouse to develop a refined collection of accessories. This capsule range highlights impeccable craftsmanship and elevated finishes that reflect the shared commitment to quality and innovation of both brands.
Throughout both collaborations, JK Consulting led the full project lifecycle—from partner engagement and product development to procurement, pricing strategy, merchandising, and launch planning. Every element was carefully orchestrated to ensure the new lines seamlessly reflected the core identity and values of Guinness, while honouring the unique voice of each partner. The result: two standout collections that enhance the retail story at the Guinness Storehouse and offer visitors something truly special to take home.
Jennifer is one of the most creative and instinctive thinkers I’ve ever met. Working on the Guinness X Pawpear collaboration together was a masterclass in strategic vision and insight. She has an intuitive knowledge of the retail landscape and brought ideas that elevated the project in ways I hadn’t anticipated. A rare and truly valuable partner.
Working with JK Consulting was the single best decision we have ever made in terms of our retail. Jennifer’s knowledge of the sector, guidance through a refurb process and her project management skills were excellent. We worked with Jennifer across all aspects of our retail offering from fixtures and fittings in our new space to staff training, pricing and product ranges. Without her expertise we would have been lost. She made the entire experience enjoyable and rewarding and our retail is now outperforming what we had planned. It has become a key revenue driver for our business.
Jennifer is one of the most creative and instinctive thinkers I’ve ever met. Working on the Guinness X Pawpear collaboration together was a masterclass in strategic vision and insight. She has an intuitive knowledge of the retail landscape and brought ideas that elevated the project in ways I hadn’t anticipated. A rare and truly valuable partner.
“We have been growing the visitor numbers to the cathedral in recent years and knew that the shop offered an opportunity to generate an incremental spend. From our first meeting with Jennifer Kennedy we recognized that she had the professional skill-set and experience to steer us. Jennifer is hands on, enthusiastic, demanding and energizing. She has transformed our retail space, how we think about it and the profits from the shop. We value her partnership greatly and recommend her without reservation for retail and merchandising in tourist attractions”
I and our onsite property teams have had the pleasure of working with Jennifer for the past year, and I can confidently say she has made a huge difference to the retail experience in all our sites. Her deep industry knowledge, strategic awareness, and ability to identify and introduce new products have consistently driven results. These results speak for themselves, increased revenue, improved average spend and fast selling stock items. Jennifer’s guidance is always thoughtful, her energy and passion for retail supports a great mentoring style which has empowered the teams in each property. Any team would be lucky to have her retail guidance to hand.
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