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GLOBAL MYSTERY CUSTOMER RESEARCH LEADER BARE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL OPENS OFFICE IN BRAZIL
Sao Paulo Office Will Serve As Headquarters for South American Operations; BAI Expects Work in All Industries, Including Hospitality, Retail and Financial Services
FAIRFAX, Va. – Aug. 10, 2005 – Bare Associates International (BAI), a global Mystery Customer Research firm, is expanding its global capabilities with the opening of a new corporate office in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Specializing also in guest and employee satisfaction measurement (also known as mystery shopping), BAI currently has Brazilian clients in the automotive, hospitality and retail industries. With the new office, BAI expects to expand its business into other industries, including financial services, business to business, health & fitness, as well as government agencies.
“During the last 10 years, Mystery Shopping has been growing exponentially worldwide,” said Michael Bare, BAI President. “The new Sao Paulo office, in the business capital of Brazil , gives BAI the opportunity to introduce South America to this essential customer experience measurement tool that will help to build loyalty and strengthen customer-centric businesses in all industries.”
Headquartered in Fairfax , Virginia , U.S. , BAI has corporate offices in Antwerp , Belgium , and Bombay India , making the Brazil office the fourth office worldwide.
Ronaldo Carlos de Oliveira, Director of Business Development, will run the BAI Brazil office. De Oliveira brings a strong customer service background to the new office, having spent a number of year in the hospitality industry with the Hyatt Regency and Holiday Inn chains, in addition to experience in Accounting and Auditing. BAI has spent its 18-year history developing a clientele of more than 7,500 global customers, focusing on retail, restaurant, grocery, casino, automotive, hotel and health and fitness industries. BAI performs more than 20,000 mystery shopping evaluations each month, servicing clients such as Hilton International, Marriott Worldwide, Microsoft, Mercedes, Harley Davidson, and Research International.
BAI is currently accepting new mystery shoppers in Brazil . For more information about becoming a mystery shopper in Brazil or for information about Bare Associates International, visit the BAI website at www.baiservices.com .
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