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Discover how Actowiz Solutions scrapes real-time flash deals and price drops from Costco, IGA, and Metro to power smart retail insights and competitive strategies.
Retail competitiveness in the Canadian grocery market has intensified with the rise of e-commerce and consumer price sensitivity. Major retailers like Costco, IGA, and Metro frequently update product prices and flash deals. For businesses aiming to gain a competitive edge or provide price comparison tools to consumers, having real-time access to such data is crucial.
Actowiz Solutions built a robust web scraping solution to extract grocery product prices, flash deals, promotions, and availability from these multiple platforms in real-time. This case study outlines how we executed this at scale and delivered actionable insights.
To build a reliable and scalable solution that:
1. Different site structures: Each retailer uses unique layouts and product page structures.
2. Frequent DOM changes: Promotions and banners often use dynamic HTML or JavaScript elements.
3. Anti-bot mechanisms: Rate limits, captchas, and session tokens blocked standard crawlers.
4. Flash sale timing: Deals often appear for a limited time or during off-hours, requiring scheduled scraping.
Our engineering team designed a multi-layered web scraping system using custom scripts and headless browsers (like Puppeteer and Selenium). Key components included:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Title of the item |
| SKU/ID | Unique identifier if available |
| Original Price | Price before discount |
| Discounted Price | Flash deal price |
| Discount % | Calculated discount |
| Category | Grocery section (e.g., dairy, snacks) |
| Store Name | Costco, IGA, Metro, Super C |
| Deal Validity | Duration or expiry of the offer |
| Availability | In-stock or out-of-stock status |
| Date & Time | When the data was scraped |
Product Name,Original Price,Discounted Price,Discount %,Store,Category,Availability,Deal Validity,Date
Kirkland Almonds 1KG,17.99,14.99,16.7%,Costco,Nuts & Dry Fruits,In Stock,2 Days,2025-06-01
IGA Milk 2L,5.49,4.29,21.8%,IGA,Dairy,In Stock,Today Only,2025-06-01
Metro Frozen Pizza,8.99,6.99,22.2%,Metro,Frozen Foods,Out of Stock,While Supplies Last,2025-06-011. Retail Analytics Company: Built a dashboard to compare daily prices across stores and highlight flash deals, increasing user engagement by 35%.
2. Grocery Delivery Startups: Used the scraped data to auto-adjust pricing on their own platforms in sync with major retailers.
3. Consumers Apps: Developers integrated our APIs into their apps to help users find the best grocery deals nearby.
With the grocery retail landscape becoming increasingly data-driven, Actowiz Solutions enables companies to stay ahead with real-time flash deal tracking and price intelligence. Our scalable web scraping infrastructure for Canadian grocery giants empowers clients with timely, accurate, and actionable insights to inform marketing, pricing, and inventory decisions.