Recommend Companies with Grocery clients?
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I only have one right now. It is with Strategic Evaluations. I am in Alberta and I have no idea what they have elsewhere.
I live in the Southeast, so I can't speak for the West Coast. Since there are no grocery chains that have been named, I can name a couple of MSCs with grocery store MS programs in my area. One is Confero and one is Market Force. They are for branded chains in my area. But I do not believe these chains are on the West Coast, but these MSCs may do different grocery stores out West. HTH!!
@leahwood wrote:
Please recommend any companies with good grocery assignments (good reimbursement at least). I'm on the West Coast and prefer natural grocery stores (major chains are fine too)... any suggestions are appreciated! Several companies I was working for have lost grocery clients and I am hoping to find if they migrated somewhere else. (I've done customer service, pricing audits, etc). Thanks!
I quit doing grocery stores in the west five years ago because the pay and reimbursement was too low.
Try Trendsource for low paying grocery stores.
Trendsource does a large natural grocery chain at least here in Arizona. Low pay, easy shop. Only grocery store shops I still do.
Silver certified for 11 years and happily shopping Arizona!
They're one that just recently dropped some that I did... I've actually seen the ones you're talking about in other areas with them, but not mine. 
I'll keep watching them for those here.
I'll keep watching them for those here.
I've done large grocery stores, including a large chain, through Trendsource (but ask for PAD because otherwise they pay low) and there are a few more local ones that are scheduled through KSS and shopped through Kinesis in my area. But review the guidelines and pay before accepting any natural grocery store shops because sometimes the stores are quite expensive and have somewhat onerous and perhaps overly high-minded shop requirements.
Hi Prince, I'm in Calgary, and am always looking for new MSCs. I just signed up with the one you mentioned, Strategic Evaluations, but the only assignments they had were [brand name deleted] hotels and casinos in BC. There was one [brand name deleted] assignment in Grande Prairie - way too far away. I'd be interested to know what kind of assignments you've done for them, and if you have registered for any other MSCs. I have about 20 companies that I've shopped for, but I'm always open to other opportunities.
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@hutch4549 wrote:
Hi Prince, I'm in Calgary, and am always looking for new MSCs. I just signed up with the one you mentioned, Strategic Evaluations, [/I]
Strategic Evaluations is my best company right now due to where I live. I am pretty much signed up with every company on the list below. Some let me know right off the bat if they didn't have shops in Canada; most do.
Market force seems to have lost the two clients I did for them. One seems to have gone to Intouch.
I do work for Lanla, Wecheck, Mystery Shopping Canada, PerformaLogics Inc., Premier Services, RetailTrack, Shoppers Confidential Inc, Consumer Connection, Spotcheckservices, SQM, among others.
I am going to check out Statopex, Vision Client, L'Observateur, Forum Research, Inc., Ipsos - Mystery Shopping - Canada
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Thanks for the info, Prince. I'm already signed up with several on your list, but you've given me another half dozen or so to check out. Should keep me busy for a while!!
Does anyone know who the MSC are in the Midwest? I know Reality Check does but not my city. I'm in Wisconsin and i can see Minnesota from my house.
Northfork does one chain in Arizona and they have another chain in the northeast. Reality check has a major chain in Arizona. Trendsource has throughout the country at low pay. Try presto maps to find some.
Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.
Northfork used to have a chain here and I loved doing them, but they have been gone for a couple years.....
For West coast besides the two named ( Trendsource and Kinesis) there is also Customer Impact and National Shopping Service. NSS has that major natural market that is very well known. I can't speak to any of the shops since the pay is pretty low for what it is required so I've only done one for CI and it was to evaluate 9 departments. I did get a bonus but still not really worth it.
Dang, yes they do. I used to live in AZ so i Googled a zip and see all of them! That's where i learned about mystery shopping after working 8 years at s grocery store. The largest chain in my area in WI is 3 in town.
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