Retail datasets: data resources for the retail industry

When a retail owner encounters a data dilemma, how can a proxy IP help?

Opened a convenience store Lao Zhang recently a headache - next door to the new chain stores always half a day earlier than him to adjust prices, their own membership system always appear in the same cell phone number repeatedly coupons. In fact, the solution to these problems is hidden in theproxy IPIn this unassuming tool.

A practical guide to the three major pain points of retail data

1. Price monitoring always blocked?
A pharmacy chain uses crawlers to monitor the price of competing products, and the IP is blocked in three days. after switching to ipipgo's dynamic residential proxy, the system automatically switches 200+ city IPs, and continuously monitors for 30 days with zero blocking.

 Simple Price Monitoring Script Example
import requests
from itertools import cycle

proxy_pool = cycle(ipipgo.get_proxies()) Get Dynamic IP Pools

def get_price(url).
    proxy = next(proxy_pool)
    try: response = requests.get(url): proxy = next(proxy_pool)
        response = requests.get(url, proxies={"http": proxy})
        return parse_price(response.text)
    except: return get_price(url)
        return get_price(url) Automatically switch to the next IP address.

2. User behavior distortion?
A clothing mall found at 3:00 a.m. a sudden influx of a large number of "users", using ipipgo'sEquipment Fingerprint Inspection AgentAfter that, the false registration account of 23% was uncovered.

3. Cross-regional inventory out of sync?
A fresh food supermarket with a fixed IP synchronization warehouse data, often appear A warehouse shows goods B warehouse no goods. Change to use ipipgoStatic Room Agent后，各分店数据从15分钟降到3秒。

Second, choose the proxy IP to see the doorway

III. Guide to avoiding pitfalls (real cases)

A mom and pop mall had used a free proxy to cause leakage of customer addresses and changed to ipipgo'sHTTPS Encryption ProxyAfter the data transfer security is increased 86%. special reminder:Don't use a public proxy for cheapLast year, a supermarket was crawled out of its entire promotional program by its peers as a result.

Fourth, the bosses most often asked 5 questions

Q: Is it necessary to use a proxy for a small store?
A: Auntie Wang's milk tea store on the corner is using proxy IP to monitor the price of 5 kilometers outside the seller's platform.

Q: Does IP switching affect internet speed?
A：ipipgo的智能路由技术，实测比普通网络低15%

Q: How can I tell if an agent is safe?
A: Remember the three hard indicators: ① support for HTTPS encryption ② IP blacklist filtering ③ to provide the use of logs (ipipgo these three all meet the standards)

Q: How do different systems interface?
A: Now the mainstream ERP, CRM systems support proxy settings, really do not know how to find ipipgo technical support to configure the template!

Q: What should I do if I encounter technical problems?
A: I don't know about others, but ipipgo's technical customer service is really able to get through the phone, and helped me solve the inventory synchronization problem at 2am last time!

V. Operate like a veteran

It is recommended that novices start withipipgo's experience packageGetting started, you can monitor 10 competing links for 50 cents a day. There's a trick: integrating proxy IP services into an existing system is like adding a car recorder to a car - you don't usually feel the presence, but it can save your life in critical moments.

A final word of caution: in retail, nowadays.Those who play with data may not win, but those who don't understand data will surely loseThe first thing you need to do is to use a proxy IP to see what your opponent is up to. Using a proxy IP as a "data telescope" will at least allow you to see what your opponent is doing.