KPI Mystery Shopping
Insight · Program design

Use a mystery shopper program to lift experience and sales.

A well-run mystery shopper program measures how your teams actually perform with customers, then turns that into the service improvements that drive repeat business.

AuthorKPI Mystery Shopping
Published20 June 2023
TopicProgram design

What mystery shopping measures

Mystery shopping is a measurement tool used across retail, accommodation, fast food, restaurants, real estate and government services to assess staff performance and improve the customer experience.

Trained evaluators assess your teams against clear criteria, then submit detailed surveys and commentary that feed into our analytics platform. Coverage extends beyond in-store visits to phone calls, emails and web enquiries.

  • Presentation. how the store and team look.
  • Customer courtesy. the warmth and quality of the welcome.
  • Selling skills. how well staff guide and close.
  • Product knowledge. the accuracy of advice given.
  • Compliance. adherence to your standards and process.

Why every interaction counts

Walk-in traffic has thinned over the decades, so each customer who does arrive matters far more than before. A single poor experience can cost you not just that customer but everyone in their circle, through word of mouth.

Measuring the experience consistently is how you protect those interactions and the sales that depend on them.

How a program runs

Our methodology follows three steps so you can move from setup to insight quickly, with results published as each report passes review.

A complimentary mystery shop lets you see the value before committing.

The three stages
  • Prepare. tailor surveys to your standards.
  • Conduct. deploy trained evaluators across your channels.
  • Deliver. reports and analytics land in the platform as they pass review, ready to act on.

One poor experience can cost you a customer and their entire circle, which is exactly why every interaction deserves measuring.

Put it into practice

See what an audit would reveal.

Find out what Mystery Shopping or a Customer-Based Observation Audit would surface across your locations. The first shop is on us, no obligation.