Retail chains
We help store chains turn visits into sales.
We analyse purchase journeys, communication and customer behaviour.
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Brick-and-mortar and omnichannel retail is an environment where every detail can influence the outcome. When you’re expanding your retail network, rolling out a new store format or optimising customer experience at the online-offline interface, you need to know what attracts attention, what prevents customers from making a purchase, and where sales are actually slipping away.
At Inquiry, we help retail chains make decisions based on customer insights: we use shopper experience research, in-store shopping journey analysis (online and offline), behavioural segmentation, price and promotional testing, point-of-sale communication research, and brand awareness and image tracking. We use a variety of methods tailored to the specific research question: from field observations, store audits, layout and display testing, in-store interviews and surveys, eye-tracking, to shopping ethnography, to in-depth qualitative research.
All solutions we provide help you to ensure that more customers leave the shop with a full basket.
How can we help you?
Qualitative research
UX/CX research
Omnibus survey
Omnibus
Quantitative research
Communication research
CONTACT US
Ask us about our research
A retail chain involves thousands of small decision-making moments: at the entrance, in front of the shelves, at the checkout. Over the years, I’ve noticed that it’s not the price that determines whether a customer returns. What matters is whether the shop has given them a reason not to look elsewhere.
Get in touch to see how this works in your store chain.
Agnieszka Górnicka, Managing Director of Inquiry Ltd.

ABOUT US
Why Inquiry?
In a world where retail spans offline, online and omnichannel channels, we provide insights that enable you to make informed decisions regardless of the channel. We combine research expertise with advanced analytics to turn data into actionable recommendations.
For years, we have been studying shopper behaviour across every shopping environment: in high-street shops, in e-commerce, and at the intersection of channels. We understand how customers’ decisions change depending on the context, device, product display, journey, and shopping situation. This enables us to provide insights that help build experiences consistent with real consumer behaviour — regardless of where the purchase ultimately takes place.
We utilise the full spectrum of analytical methods — from classic regression analyses to pricing models, segmentation, driver analyses and behavioural predictions. However, our strength lies not in the models themselves, but in their interpretation: we translate the results into specific action plans, priorities and recommendations that marketers and managers can implement immediately.
We carry out projects across many markets in Central and Eastern Europe, ensuring consistent methodologies, comparable results and an understanding of local differences. We keep a close eye on how global players are adapting their strategies in digital and brick-and-mortar retail, and we translate this knowledge into practical recommendations for our clients. As a result, we provide insights that work not only here and now, but also in the next markets you plan to enter.

OUR PROJECTS
How can a chain of shops compete with a discount store?
CHALLENGE: How can we change customers’ perception that our shop is more expensive than the competition – and understand where this belief comes from?
INDUSTRY: Food retail
ROLE OF INQUIRY: Development and implementation of a proprietary methodology. Data analysis based on benchmarks. Monitoring of price positioning. Recommendations for changes.
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