Mystery shopping can sound like a dream side hustle. After all, who wouldn’t love getting paid to shop, dine or visit a spa or theater while secretly evaluating their service? But it’s not all nice ...

In the late 1980s, I was hired as a mystery shopper for a high-end department store. My role was simple but strategic: observe, interact and report. I followed a structured job description, which ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Savvy grocery shoppers know that when it ...

Have any of you heard of the Google Ads mystery shopping rating? Well, it may be used by Google for the overall store rating, which is calculated from customer reviews and a "Mystery Shopping Rating," ...

Back-to-school shopping for K-12 students is estimated to reach a collective $30.9 billion for the 2025 school year, or an average of roughly $570 per child this year, according to a new survey by ...