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Did you ever think about how comparison websites get the prices and details of the same product from so many online stores? There’s a pretty little trick called web scraping that does it. You can think of web scraping as almost sending a tiny robot to various websites to collect similar information and extract titles, prices and descriptions. Over the years, that robot has gotten very intelligent! The advent of new technologies like headless browsers (browsers that run in the

In 2021, Nestlé made a bold move that few companies of its size dare to make. They didn’t launch a new product. They started deleting them. Project TASTY  — Nestlé’s global SKU rationalization program — was launched to simplify the company’s portfolio  and improve unit economics . Here’s what they discovered:  👉 34 % of Nestlé’s SKUs contributed just ~1 % of sales.  👉 Only 11 % of SKUs generated ~80 % of revenue.  The logic was clear but courageous: if one-third of your 100

Introduction – The Shift from Marketing to Meaning In 2025, the most trusted brands  aren’t just the ones with the best products, they’re the ones with the most transparent stories. And often, those stories begin with data. Modern consumers no longer buy products; they buy into values. Edelman’s 2024 Trust Barometer   revealed that 68% of global consumers make buying decisions based on shared beliefs and trust, not just price or convenience. People expect brands to reflect th

In today’s digital world, organizations handle massive amounts of personal data, and protecting that information has become a serious responsibility. Data protection is no longer just a legal phrase tucked away in regulations—it has become a practical necessity for organizations in today’s digital world. With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, companies across Europe and beyond have been held to higher standards in handling personal dat

Learn how to perform web scraping without getting blocked using curl-cffi. Discover how this Python library helps you bypass anti-bot systems, mimic real browsers, and ensure smoother, more reliable data extraction.

Why Scaling Web Scraping Is Harder Than You Think Web scraping is the automated process of extracting structured data from websites. It plays a vital role in data collection, market intelligence, competitive analysis, and AI-powered business strategies . Building a prototype scraper  is relatively simple—most developers can set one up with Python and BeautifulSoup in a day. But scaling that prototype to handle millions of pages across multiple geographies  introduces serious