Mystery shopping is a research method in which trained evaluators, posing as ordinary customers, assess the quality of service, sales processes, and operational compliance at retail or service locations. Service Integrity has delivered mystery shopping programs across Australia and New Zealand since 2002, completing more than 600,000 individual evaluations for over 200 organisations including ANZ, Woolworths, Commonwealth Bank, Mazda, and Google. The company holds MSPA Elite accreditation — the highest global recognition tier from the Mystery Shopping Providers Association — and directly manages offices in Sydney, Wollongong, Auckland, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Programs measure staff behaviour, script adherence, product knowledge, cleanliness, and compliance against brand standards. Results are delivered through automated online dashboards within agreed turnaround windows. Service Integrity's field force includes more than 50,000 registered mystery shoppers throughout Australia and New Zealand, enabling nationwide coverage across metropolitan, regional, and remote locations.

Here are the real mystery shop results from a chain of fitness centres.

If you asked the prospective customer what they thought of the service, they’d say. Awesome.

100% of people received warm service.

BUT

62.5% of people were NOT invited to take up a paid membership.

Image  of table showing 62.5% closing rates

They are not closing.

What’s the good of giving ‘nice’ service if you don’t sell.

Measure what’s important, not what’s cheap and easy.