Jakub Balada

Black Friday 2022: the final countdown for Czech e-commerce discount tricks

Is this year's Black Friday the last chance for e-commerce stores to artificially inflate their discounts? Hopefully, yes, thanks to new law based on EU directive.

13 min read Dec 5, 2022

Black Friday

Black Friday 2022 - naposledy bez pravidel, deklarované slevy jsou už poloviční

Jakub Balada

Za Hlídače shopů jsme se letos těšili nejen na Black Friday, ale zejména na platnost novely zákona o ochraně spotřebitele, která definuje jasná pravidla pro výpočet slev. Jak k tomu přistoupily?

11 min read Nov 27, 2022

Law

New EU Directive on Consumer Protection: are retailer giants ready for the new reality? Insights backed up by data.

Jakub Balada

The new EU Directive on consumer protection has come into force. How did Czech online stores prepare for it? Insights backed up by data.

10 min read Jul 26, 2022

Black Friday

Black Friday 2020 — getting better

Jakub Balada

Results of our annual Black Friday 2020 analysis for Czechia. Improvements in discounts, but some still misleading. In Czech language only.

15 min read Nov 30, 2020

Black Friday

Black Friday 2019 — s Hlídačem shopů

Jakub Balada

TLDR: V letošním Black Friday bylo na největších českých eshopech dvakrát více produktů, průměrné uváděné a reálné slevy podobné jak loni.

13 min read Dec 1, 2019

Apify Updates

Launching Apify roadmap — new features and actors based on your feedback

Jakub Balada

Announcing the new public Apify roadmap. Find features recently launched, planned, or already being developed. Also includes public actors! Announcing the new public Apify roadmap. Find features recently launched, planned, or already being developed. Also includes public actors!

3 min read Jul 31, 2019

Black Friday

Black Friday počesku — kouzla se slevami po roce

Jakub Balada

Po loňské úspěšné analýze slev v rámci Black Friday jsme se opět rozhodli podívat na to, jak největší české e-shopy pracují s tímto fenoménem. Hlavně nás zajímalo, zda stále čarují se slevami, převážně pomocí umělého navyšování původních cen, ze kterých vypočítávají slevy.

11 min read Dec 7, 2018

Tutorial

Web scraping in 2018 — forget HTML, use XHRs, metadata or JavaScript variables

Jakub Balada

Web scraping in 2018 is not only about processing HTML. Learn modern ways to extract data from web pages using XHRs, Schema.org Microdata, JSON Linked Data, JavaScript variables and more.

7 min read Feb 8, 2018

Black Friday

Black Friday in Czechia — magic with discounts

Jakub Balada

Many online stores now offer “large” Black Friday discounts. We used web scraping to find out actual discounts. In Czech language only.

8 min read Nov 27, 2017

Apify Updates

New in Apifier: Zapier Integration

Jakub Balada

We’ve just released our official integration with Zapier. So with a few clicks, you can connect Apifier to hundreds of apps including Slack, Trello, Google Spreadsheets, Dropbox, Salesforce, and loads more.

2 min read May 23, 2017

Apify Updates

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Jakub Balada

Since the beginning of Apifier, our core mission has been to API-fy the web at scale.

2 min read Feb 24, 2017