PC Express Product Scraper – Efficient Product Data Extraction for Supermarkets like Loblaws, No Frills, and More

Overview

The PC Express Product Scraper enables accurate extraction of product listings from stores like Loblaws, No Frills, Maxi, and others under the PC Express network. This tool provides real-time product data, including pricing, availability, and category-specific details, making it ideal for e-commerce, price tracking, and competitive research.

Key Features:

• Product Data: Collect product names, prices, availability, images, and descriptions.
• Supports Multiple Banners: Scrape product data from Loblaws, No Frills, Provigo, and more.
• Search and Category-Based Scraping: Perform targeted searches for specific products or scrape entire categories.
• Store-Specific Product Information: Get data from a specific store by providing its address or store ID.

Use Cases:

1. Price Monitoring: Track product price changes across different chains.
2. Product Availability: Monitor stock levels across stores and regions.
3. E-commerce Data: Automatically populate your online store with accurate product details.

Input

The scraper requires bannerId and optionally a store address and product startUrls for category or search-based scraping. The bannerId must correspond to the store we are scraping, otherwise it won't work.

Example Input:

1{
2  "address": "Loblaws 7700 Markham Rd, Markham, ON L3S 3K5",
3  "bannerId": "loblaw",
4  "startUrls": [
5    { "url": "https://www.loblaws.ca/home-and-living/household-cleaning-products/food-wrap-bags/c/28180" }
6  ]
7}

Supported Supermarket Chains and Banner IDs

Supermarket Chain	Banner ID
Dominion	dominion
Loblaws	loblaw
Atlantic Superstore	rass
Zehrs	zehrs
Provigo	provigo
Independent Grocer	independent
Independent City Market	independentcitymarket
Fortinos	fortinos
Maxi	maxi
No Frills	nofrills
Real Canadian Superstore	superstore

Output

The scraper provides product data in JSON format. Example structure:

1{
2    "name": [
3      "Giant Oval Roaster with Handle"
4    ],
5    "url": "https://www.loblaws.ca/giant-oval-roaster-with-handle/p/20869951_EA#1032",
6    "timestamp": [
7      "1728595097330"
8    ],
9    "product_id": [
10      "20869951_EA"
11    ],
12    "barcode": [
13      "20869951"
14    ],
15    "brand_text": [
16      "No Name"
17    ],
18    "price": [
19      "6.99"
20    ],
21    "price_old": null,
22    "image": [
23      "https://assets.shop.loblaws.ca/products/20869951/b2/en/front/20869951_front_a06_@2.png"
24    ],
25    "availability": [
26      true
27    ],
28    "description": [
29      "Convenient And Disposable Aluminum Foilware. Kosher Certified."
30    ]
31}

Output Fields:

• name: Product name
• price: Current price
• price_old: Previous price, if available
• image: Product image URL
• availability: Boolean indicating stock availability
• description: Product details

Cost

The cost of scraping store location data with this Actor is $15 per month after the free trial.

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