How “Mystery Shopping” Helped Spark a Turnaround
How “Mystery Shopping” Helped Spark a Turnaround Written by Kevin Peters Source: http://hbr.org/2011/11/office-depots-president-mystery-shopping-turnaround/ar/1 The Idea: The office products retailer was measuring customer service using metrics— such as the cleanliness of bathrooms—that didn’t drive sales. Its new president is trying to fix that by retraining the staff and transforming the company. When I became the leader of