Mystery Shopping : Program to ensure compliance with the Act prohibiting the sale to minors
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Established in 1987, Statopex is a team of experts who develop customized Mystery Shopping programs used to evaluate the quality of the customer service and experience provided at a location or to validate compliance of retail stores to the Act prohibiting the sale to minors. Statopex also develops customized merchandising programs and various sales force support services.


Services

Mystery Shopping

Marketing Surveys

Merchandising

Partner-Clients

Statopex is proud to count amongst its customers, businesses of national status and leaders in their own market, and thanks them for their vote of confidence throughout the years.


Employment Opportunities

You can also become a self-employed worker Mystery Shopper.


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Testimonials

“For the past several years, Statopex has carried out various types of in store mandates for us. I allot them the following qualities: very good quality of in store mandates execution, qualified and knowledgeable representatives, great availability and flexibility of its personnel, reliability of information collected, excellent customer service and respect of scheduled time-frame.”

Marie-Chantal Lecomte
Marketing Research Analyst
Metro

“Having worked together for the past several years, Statopex largely contributed to increasing the quality of our customer service in our stores. The skilled secret shoppers assigned to the program generate reliable evaluation reports that allow us to readily identify opportunities for improving our customer service standards.”

Claude De Luca
Vice-President & General Manager
Corbeil Appliances

“Thanks to the collaboration of Statopex, we were capable of raising our customer service to a higher level and improve conformity in prohibiting sales to minors. Statopex stands out by its professionalism, customized service and execution promptness.”

Mario Sauvé
Senior Director
Convenience stores Network
Ultramar Ltée

“At first, the implementation of a Mystery Shopping program caused a stir at Passion Jardins. Since then, the program has become an annual priority for our retailers. As a training and awareness-raising tool, our employees are now aware of their impact on the customer experience. Statopex has carefully guided us towards this objective.”

Robert Nadeau
Marketing Director
Passion Jardins

“With only a few days notice, Statopex conducted an important study on the distribution of our products to Quebec supermarkets. The accuracy of their data allowed us to act quickly in order to increase our sales and market share.”

Mario Latendresse
President
Saladexpress

“Committed and eager to meet our expectations, Statopex continuously innovates the management process of their Mystery Shopping program by developing new control and measurement tools that largely contribute to the credibility of the program within our team. We appreciate management’s availability, openness and great willingness to support us in our efforts to improve our Mystery Shopping programs.”

Chantal Meilleur
Training and Customer Relations Department
Couche-Tard

“We have been doing business with Statopex for over 3 years for audits and we are very satisfied with their service. The people with whom we collaborate are effective and reliable and are particularly dedicated in offering quality service. »

Marilyne Fournier 
Marketing Research
Sobeys Inc.

“ Instore Focus Inc. has worked with Statopex for several years. The skill, knowledge and experience Statopex brings to services our business is second to none in the business. Their National field execution is excellent. Most importantly the feedback and reporting packages we receive are timely and invaluable aiding Instore Focus benchmarks our quality control efforts through your Mystery Shop Program. Statopex has been a critical part of our Quality Control team and we continue to value his contribution to our program.”

John Baird 
President
Instore Focus Inc.





Statopex is renowned for the quality of its Mystery Shopping program intended to support retailers who want to ensure that all their employees comply with the Act prohibiting the sale to minors, such as tobacco products, lottery tickets, alcohol, beer and spirits, adult magazines and videos.

The law prohibits the sale of products to minors.

  • What measures are you taking to ensure the law is respected?
  • Do you know the consequences of breaking the law?

Statopex offers the TOBACCO ACT COMPLIANCE program*, a tried-and-proven effective management tool!

A TRIED-AND-TRUE METHOD THAT PROVIDES YOU THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

  • Significantly improves the level of compliance with the law prohibiting the sale of products to minors
  • Demonstrates how your company is doing its utmost to enforce the law in your retail locations
  • Shows government authorities that you are a good corporate citizen

Statopex’ Expertise

  • More than half a million mystery shopping evaluations performed
  • Teams of Mystery Shopping minors accompanied by an adult who supervises the minor and handles the product when a sale is made to the minor
  • Thousands of Mystery Shoppers available throughout Canada
  • Qualified and experienced management personnel who will accurately advise you
    • Our customer service experts will help you to define the type of Mystery Shopping program that best meets your needs and the problems within your industry. Our experts will help you to develop the program and ensure follow-up once the program has been implemented.
  • Operational flexibility that meets your needs
  • Reliability of results ensuring top quality of the decision-making process
  • A highly performing management system and efficient control tools
  • Customized evaluation reports that are invaluable in the decision-making process
  • Secured access to evaluation reports, accessible anytime via our Web site

INTERNAL CLIENT ENDEAVOURS TO BE CONSIDERED TO BETTER ATTAIN THE DESIRED IMPROVEMENTS / BENEFITS

  • Staff Training / Communication
  • Goal Setting and Tracking
  • Employee Recognition / Penalties for Non Compliance


WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF IGNORING THIS LAW IN QUEBEC? **

PENALTIES – The severity of the penalties for retailers / staff who break the law is well worth the investment of implementing programs to help increase compliance with the law:

RETAILERS/OWNERS

  • First Offence: A fine of $500 to $2,000 and possibility of a one-month suspension of the tobacco sales licence
  • Subsequent Offence: A fine of $1,000 to $6,000 and possibility of a six-month suspension of the tobacco sales licence

EMPLOYEES

  • First Offence: A fine of $100 to $300
  • Subsequent Offence: A fine of $200 to $600

LOSS OF INCOME
Three offences under the Act within a five-year period: Loss of the tobacco sales licence for a period of two years

NEGATIVE IMPACT ON YOUR COMPANY’S IMAGE

*Other products are also covered by the Act prohibiting the sale to minors: lottery products, alcohol, beer and spirits, adult magazines and videos
** Penalties vary per type of product (alcohol, lottery products, tobacco products, etc.). Be informed! ¨
Source: L’Alimentation – October 2006 Edition


What type of companies benefit from Mystery Shopping programs?

Any company with foresight and a preoccupation to establish a high level customer service. Service providers, retailers or any other type of company with customer touch-points that offer products or services, will profit from Statopex' services to look, listen and be aware of all business activities.

Since its beginning, Statopex has been involved in more than 25 different types of businesses throughout Canada, such as grocery, foodservice, petroleum, pharmaceutical, renovation, retail and marketing services to name a few.

Statopex’ Mystery Shopping programs can be adapted to all types of industries.

Managers typically involved in the development of Mystery Shopping programs come from diverse corporate departments: sales and marketing, operations, human resources, marketing research, training. In other words, all departments can be directly involved in the development and implementation of a Mystery Shopping program.

In addition, some companies succeed in developing a Mystery Shopping program that can be fully integrated into their in-house training program.



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