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A blog for people & companies looking to make a big business impact with data acquired using web scraping and web crawling. Learn the best practices, business use cases, legality, and how you can do your job better with data.
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Y Combinator 2025: How AI is Reshaping Startups and Markets
In 2025, over 72% of new startups in Y Combinator are powered by artificial intelligence , signaling a seismic shift in how technology is...
Aarathi J
Apr 96 min read


Why Every Amazon Seller Must Scrape Their Competitor’s Reviews
Monitoring your product’s reviews is incredibly useful to assess customer satisfaction and identifying areas of improvement.
Ashmi Subair
Mar 1111 min read


Scraping Decathlon using Playwright in Python
Decathlon is a rеnownеd sporting goods rеtailеr that offеrs a divеrsе rangе of products, including sports apparеl, shoеs and еquipmеnt....

Thasni M A
May 5, 202313 min read


How to Build an Amazon Price Tracker using Python
How to build an amazon price tracker Everybody loves to get their products on amazon at their lowest prices. I have a bucket list full of...

Tony Paul
Jul 22, 20228 min read


What Fashion Retailers Can Learn from Zara’s Pricing Strategy
Introduction Zara’s pricing strategy is a benchmark in fast fashion retail. Known for combining trend responsiveness with smart pricing,...
Aarathi J
Jul 313 min read


Inside Blinkit’s Fresh Basket: A 3-Day Data-Driven Analysis of Prices, Stock, and Strategy
Introduction In the hyper-competitive world of online groceries, where minutes matter and freshness drives loyalty, Blinkit has carved out a space by delivering essentials at lightning speed. But beyond the sleek UI and express delivery promise, what’s happening behind the curtain in terms of pricing, stock levels, and category strategy? To find out, we analyzed a compact yet powerful dataset: three consecutive days (March 17–19, 2025) of product data from Blinkit’s Fruits
Aarathi J
Jul 236 min read


The Hidden Cash Crisis in “Profitable” Online Fashion Stores
As a founder of Datahut, I've spent the last 14 years working with a lot of fashion stores, both small and large. We;ve had a front row...

Tony Paul
Jun 118 min read


Monitor Competitor Prices Automatically for Free: No-Code Web Scraping with n8n
In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, staying on top of your competitors’ pricing can be the difference between winning and losing sales. Yet, many founders and marketers lack the resources to build a full-fledged price-monitoring system. We've published a video explaining this automation here if you'd like to check out : If you’re an Amazon, Shopify, or WooCommerce seller without a dedicated data team or hefty IT budget, this guide is for you. In it, we’ll walk you through
tony56024
Jun 313 min read


6 Signs Your Business Has Pricing Fatigue And How to Fix It
You've got a wonderful product, a starving market, and a fantastic team but pricing continues to feel like tightrope walking. One minute...
Aarathi J
May 216 min read


How to Scrape Eyewear Pricing Data from Noon Using Python
Introduction Envision being able to obtain the information related to the latest eyewear prices, discounts, and sellers on Noon through web scrapping. This can benefit data analysts trying to track pricing shifts, or a company trying to get ahead of other competitors by exploiting scraping Noon’s eyewear listings. It is almost like having real time access to structured information. This blog will teach you how to scrape eyeglasses products lists on Noon, the leading online ma
Ambily Biju
May 828 min read


What Fashion Retailers Can Learn from H&M’s Data-Driven Pricing
In the ever-changing fashion industry , pricing isn't just about numbers—it's about perception, positioning, and precision. One brand...
Aarathi J
Apr 164 min read


John Lewis's Pricing Strategy: A Deep Dive into Women's Clothing
The John Lewis women's clothing dataset presents a comprehensive view of the diverse range of women's apparel available from this...
Aarathi J
Aug 22, 202415 min read


Understanding Zara's Pricing Strategy: Analyzing Product Price Distribution
Zara, a leading global fashion retailer, is renowned for its fast-fashion model, which emphasizes rapid production cycles and swift...
Aarathi J
Jul 29, 20249 min read


H&M's Pricing Strategy: Detailed Analysis & Data
H&M, Hennes & Mauritz AB, is a Swedish multinational clothing-retail company known for its fashion-forward yet affordable apparel offerings. Established in 1947, H&M has grown into one of the world's largest fashion retailers, operating in over 70 countries with thousands of stores globally. H&M's Position in the Fashion Retail Industry H&M is celebrated for its ability to quickly interpret and incorporate fashion trends from the runways into its collections, making high-fash
Aarathi J
Jul 1, 202415 min read


How these 8 brands drove massive success from Dynamic Pricing
Dynamic pricing is the game-changer your business needs to stay ahead in today's competitive market. By continuously adjusting prices based on supply and demand, you can maximize profits and offer unbeatable deals to your customers. Take inspiration from Amazon , the e-commerce powerhouse that updates its prices every 10 minutes to stay ahead of the curve. This strategy isn’t just for the big players; any online retailer can harness dynamic pricing to enhance their market pos
Aarathi J
May 30, 20248 min read


Web Scraping for Getting The Best Holiday Deals: Track prices and get Bargains
Are you looking for the best holiday deals? Are you tired of spending hours tracking prices, only to realize that by the time you buy,...
Datahut-Blog
Oct 25, 20224 min read


9 Reasons to Stop Manual Repricing of your eCommerce Products
If you're an online retailer, repricing should never be manual. Why? Because it's a long, tedious process that also has a higher margin...
Shivani Pai
Apr 12, 20225 min read


How Dynamic Pricing Can Boost Your Online Retail Profits
Dynamic pricing has gained quite a lot of relevance in the e-commerce era, although it was still practiced by companies before. It is a...
Shivani Pai
Jul 26, 20217 min read


It’s the Season to Get Holiday Pricing Right!
To say a lot has changed this year would be an understatement. The pandemic has globally affected consumer spending across all income brackets. Moreover, an increasing number of customers are choosing to shop online rather than shopping at brick and mortar stores. Holiday forecasts predict that 30% of all 2020 holiday sales will happen online (vs. last year’s 23%). Retailers need to step up their holiday pricing strategies to make the most of this holiday season. Before you
Fiona Mathews
Dec 8, 20204 min read


3 Ways Popular Price Comparison Websites Gather Data
A few years back, a typical online buyer looking to buy apparel or an electronic gadget would scour the web to compare prices from various e-commerce sites and look for the best deals available. Prices of the same commodity would vary vastly over different sites which in turn prompted sites to monitor price changes in real-time using analysts. In today’s hyper-competitive e-commerce scenario, retail players grab every opportunity to attract potential customers. Price compari

Bhagyeshwari Chauhan
Dec 3, 20205 min read


Pricing parity: Excelling Across Both Online and Offline Channels
A valuable change is now bubbling in this world of predatory pricing . Now, premium brands are reverting to pricing parity on both online and offline channels. The reason is simple. Businesses are trying to balance the dynamics between their online and offline stores. There are various other reasons, and Datahut is here to help you understand them. Read on to know how pricing parity gives you the chance to maximize your profits in an era of predatory pricing. Understanding
Sakshi Ragini
Nov 13, 20205 min read


Price testing: How to design a framework to maximize your profit
When you look at a product, you verify the quality, brand, and price. This triplet is crucial to consumer decision making and similarly to your ROI and sales. In several instances, you want to launch a product and, thus, need to determine its ideal price. In other instances, you want to reprice an existing product to improve your lead business outcomes. This work is precisely where price testing saves the day. A business grows when you make smart investments. Here, we are t
Sakshi Ragini
Oct 12, 20205 min read


The Retailer’s Guide to Price Optimization Solutions to Increase Profits
Pricing is actually very simple. Customers will not pay literally a penny more than the true value of the product. ~ Ron Johnson, former CEO of J. C. Penney The ideal price is an ever-moving target. Pinpointing the true value of a product depends on several internal and external factors. Cost, brand value, promotional activity, product life cycle, competition, target consumers, government policies and economic con
Fiona Mathews
Sep 8, 20206 min read


Nike vs Adidas: Competitive Analysis with Data Visualizations
nike vs adidas When it comes to footwear, Nike and Adidas are two of the biggest names in the industry. Both companies are well-established, have a large and loyal following of consumers, and have a wide range of products known for their quality, performance, and style. We scraped the product data of Nike and Adidas in the footwear category for men and women. In this blog, we do a competitive analysis of this data. With this, we try to gain an understanding of the product ran
Ashwin Joseph
Apr 22, 20207 min read
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