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About the Trimark of Excellence Program
In 2010, we celebrated our 100-year legacy by rolling out our bright, modern, new gas station look for the future. Since then, people have told us that the new image helps boost gasoline sales and brings new customers.
We want to help you maintain or enhance the look of your store, so we put together a new and improved mystery shop program. We call it the Trimark of Excellence.
Mystery Shop Frequency
Your locations will be shopped secretly four times in 2012, so we can give you better feedback.- Shop One: Jan. 1 - March 31
- Shop Two: April 1 - June 30
- Shop Three: July 1 - Sept. 30
- Shop Four: Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Grading System
Scores are based on a graduating point scale (e.g., four points if everything looks good, two points if one thing is wrong, zero points if nothing looks good). This helps you quickly focus on the areas that need improvement.
Questionnaire
The questionnaire takes into consideration the world in which you operate (e.g., rural vs. urban locations). It is divided into three sections that, together, make up the overall experience of your customers—fueling, shopping and customer service.
Rewards
Quarterly rewards will be given to all locations receiving a successful shop. Annual awards will be given to the overall, top locations for the year.For complete reward details, go to the Rewards section of this site.
Review
You will be notified that your mystery shop survey was completed at the end of each shop. Contact your CITGO gasoline supplier to review your report after each shop. Recommendations for improvements and possible training will be discussed with locations scoring less than 70% on any given shop. This could include monetary penalties beginning in the fourth quarter of 2012. Register on this site to eventually have access to:- Quick, easy-to-understand performance reports
- A complete survey review after each shop
- A request for appeal form should you question your scores for any reason