Mystery shopping for retail and hospitality

Make customer experience visible at every location

See how strategy, training, and service come to life on the floor. Continuous feedback from real customers shows where teams perform well and where support is needed.

75,000+
Real consumers, not professionals

500,000+
Completed assignments

29
Countries covered

Why retail and hospitality brands use Secret View

The challenge isn't strategy. It's execution.

See what customers actually experience in your locations

Compare customer experience across locations and see where execution differs.

Identify where coaching will have the biggest impact

See which teams need support and what to focus on in coaching and training.

Make feedback actionable with real examples

Use detailed customer feedback to make coaching concrete and focus on the right behaviors.

Recognize and reward outstanding performance

Use customer feedback to recognize achievements, motivate teams, and reinforce positive behaviors.

Our solutions

From mystery shopping to internal audits: leverage the power of our community of over 75,000 consumers and your own employees.

Small to large organisations
75,000 mystery shoppers

Customer Experience

Mystery Shopping

Mystery shoppers from your target audience visit your locations and follow the customer journey. See what customers experience and where teams need support.

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    Real consumers from your target audience

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    Compare locations and customer journeys

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    Results in your own dashboard

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Avoid penalties
Help your employees

Compliance Checks

Compliance Research

See how standards are followed in practice. Mystery shoppers check areas such as age restrictions, POS materials, and product placement across locations.

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    Collect visual evidence

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    Quality control on submitted results

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    Age verification via Didit

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Results directly visible
Available on every device

Internal Audits

Tooling and dashboard

Bring internal checks into one consistent process. Employees complete audits on any device, while results come together in one dashboard.

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    Replace spreadsheets with one dashboard

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    Support different audit types

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    Results available across locations

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The Secret View dashboard

From feedback to action in one clear dashboard

Filter results by location, region, or part of the customer journey. With Secret View Lenses, AI analyzes the selected results to reveal patterns, improvement opportunities, and what is already going well.

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Management overview Smart segmentation Qualitative feedback Actionable insights with AI

How mystery shopping works

Receive feedback from real customers in your personal dashboard

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Choose what you want to measure

Together, we map your customer journey and turn the key moments into a tailor-made survey.

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Mystery shoppers visit your locations

Mystery shoppers visit your locations, experience the customer journey, and complete the survey.

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Get actionable insights within 24h

See scores, detailed feedback, photos, and AI-powered analyses in your personal dashboard.

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Train and improve your teams

Use customer feedback to coach teams, and improve performance across locations.

Mystery shopping app used by

75,000+ consumers from your target audience

Our mystery shoppers aren't paid auditors with clipboards. They're the people who already visit your locations. This gives you feedback that is genuinely valuable.

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    Identity verification

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    e-learnings

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    Quality checks on submitted results

Explore our community

How leading hospitality and retail brands use Secret View

Why leading organizations choose us

Read our client cases

Maarten, Business Manager

NS stations

By using Secret View every week, you can see that the conversation between employee and store manager really takes off, that it encourages behavioral change, and that the team becomes more aware of what customers think.

Willemijn, Sales Associate

Marie-Stella-Maris

The research ensures that everyone becomes aware of their own behavior and that we give our customers the best possible experience.

Monique, Sales Associate

Holland & Barrett

I find the mystery shopping research very valuable. You get great personal feedback and see what you can focus on, or you discover how to collaborate better as a team.

Dino, Directeur Operations

FEBO

We want to learn from the facts. Secret View gives us the insights we need to fulfill our unique position in every location, for every guest.

Linda, International Retail Manager

NAME IT

Do you want to know what’s happening on the shop floor? Then look through the eyes of your customer. That’s why we work with Secret View: real customers, real experiences, detailed feedback.

Soufiane, CEO

MADAQ Chocolatier

Thanks to Secret View, we now have a clear dashboard that shows all our improvement points at a glance. This allows us to keep growing and offer our customers the best possible experience.

Pascal, Head of Retail

G-STAR

It is the most realistic tool for us to elevate the customer experience in our stores.

Kevser, Business Development Manager

POTAÉ

Secret View thinks along with us, is flexible, and helps us improve in a focused way when it comes to customer experience and ensuring quality and service.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Secret View?

What is mystery shopping?

Who are the mystery shoppers of Secret View?

How does Secret View handle alcohol and tobacco purchases in age-restricted compliance checks?

How does Secret View ensure the quality of mystery shoppers?

What does a mystery shopping study cost?

How quickly will I receive results?

What is shopping credit?

Can I also conduct online mystery shopping research?

In which countries does Secret View operate?

Is there a trial period available?

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