How a Leading Grocery Delivery Platform Used Real-Time Price & Product Data Scraping to Improve Margin Decisions

About Client

A large grocery enterprise has a strong customer base, selling thousands of household products. This enterprise product catalog features tens of thousands of SKUs. The client has a strong market position and is therefore the industry leader. They are maintaining high daily order flow in a multi-supplier network. The firm’s strategic focus is on margin optimization technology.

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Client Requirement

The client demanded to collect real-time competitor data for continuous price monitoring. In the hyper-competitive market, they were not able to optimize business margins and improve their profile. The client wants a smart approach to track competitors' product availability data and stock levels to stay informed about the market. Their further requests can be summarized as follows:

  • Demand forecasting for predicting buying patterns.
  • Thoroughly compare suppliers to evaluate cost options.
  • Monitoring competitors’ products to know better market positioning.
  • Get a dynamic pricing update to improve revenue growth.
  • Track strategic outcomes using relevant performance metrics.
  • Achieve operational efficiency to seamlessly streamlining the decision process.
  • Enhance their revenue streams to improve ROI.
  • Reliable and accurate scraped insights for strategic business decisions.
  • Manage risks to minimize financial exposure.

Challenges

The following challenges are being encountered by the client:

  • Couldn’t maintain price stability as they saw frequent fluctuations.
  • Protect thin margins because profitability was under strain.
  • Because of limited market visibility, the client was not able to track competitor actions.
  • The client was not able to manage a huge catalog due to SKU complexity issues.
  • The client was unable to respond internal query instantly due to the slow decision cycle.
  • They have not integrated any technology into their business because their system was not aligned.
  • They struggled with demand forecasting due to frequent missing seasonal shifts.
  • The client was suffering from growth pressure challenges, and they were not able to scale business operations smoothly.
  • Because business metrics were not consistent, the client was not able to measure performance.
  • Difficulty in optimizing the supply chain due to multi-supplier inefficiency.
  • Unable to get Insights timely, and therefore, data processing is delayed.

Solution

Retailagors has solve above client problems in the following manner:

The organization has provided scrape data in real-time. We developed an automated pricing engine to adjust the margin instantly. Retailgators has collected dynamic products inside so that the client can monitor their availability shifts. This firm has provided the best demand forecasting tool to solve the issue of demand prediction. We help clients to optimize inventory to address stockout risks. The team has gathered supplier analytics to compare cost efficiency. Retailgators has integrated data into the dashboard to support actionable decisions.

The organization has automated the client's business workflow to minimize manual tasks. We helped them to monitor business performance. The risk management model offered by us controls cost fluctuations. We at Retailgators help the client to integrate the latest technology into the business to align digital platforms. The scraper developed by the company has provided a real-time alert to the client.

Impact

Retailgators has solved client problems using data scraping techniques. The client’s grocery business has improved profitability by ensuring stronger margin protection. The Client was able to spot competitors’ real-time price changes, which they could use to make 10% faster decisions. They could enhance competitiveness and outpace rival platforms. With the intuitive dashboard, the client was able to see competitors’ pricesat glance and improve margin decisions. The approach helps the client to provide satisfactory service and product to ccustomers improving their overall shopping journey.