Challenges Solved by the Price Control Service

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January 29, 2025
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In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, achieving success is nearly impossible without additional marketing strategies. One of the most effective tools, as practice shows, is price monitoring. This tool addresses two key objectives:

Monitoring online retailers to identify partners who do not comply with the Minimum Advertised Price (MAP).
Tracking competitors to stay updated on market trends and develop an optimal pricing strategy.

Price Control has been providing price monitoring services for years. Our proprietary software features flexible customization options, ensuring a unique approach tailored to each client’s needs. In this overview, we’ll highlight the key advantages that set our service apart from competitors and explain why Price Control is the best choice.

How Price Control’s Competitor Price Monitoring Works

The Price Control competitor price monitoring service is a high-precision automated solution designed to collect pricing data from e-commerce websites. Our system is fine-tuned to eliminate false triggers, which often occur when resellers implement anti-scraping protection on their websites.

In this article, we will explore the key challenges solved by Price Control, our capabilities, and the competitive advantages that make us the market leader.

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1 Challenges Solved by the Price Control Service

Brand Presence in E-Commerce for Manufacturers and Suppliers

The primary goal manufacturers and distributors set for price monitoring is to identify price dumpers. However, this task is becoming increasingly difficult as the number of online stores and marketplaces grows daily. The rapid expansion of e-commerce was particularly noticeable during the pandemic, when many offline retailers transitioned to online sales.

Typically, clients focus on monitoring 50-60 of the largest or most popular sales channels, as these platforms often serve as unofficial trendsetters for market pricing. However, for a truly effective anti-dumping strategy, this is not enough.

That’s why Price Control recommends its clients take advantage of our brand presence monitoring service, which scans all domestic online retailers to ensure full market coverage.

How It Works

Our automated software scans all possible marketplaces, classified ad platforms, and Google Search to identify every seller of your products. The collected data is then compiled into clear and structured XLSX reports, providing a complete overview of your brand's online presence.

Matching and Monitoring Setup

Most companies offering price monitoring services require clients to either set up data collection and matching themselves or pay an additional fee for the service.

At Price Control, we do this for free! By choosing our service, you get a fully managed "turnkey" solution. This doesn’t mean that all projects, whether large or small, are handled the same way.

For large-scale monitoring of thousands of SKUs, we offer both automated matching and manual verification for enhanced accuracy.
For smaller product lists, manual matching is recommended to ensure precise data collection.

Additionally, we recognize that many online retailers frequently update their website layouts, which can cause monitoring errors. To prevent such issues, we conduct regular updates and adjustments to ensure accurate and reliable price tracking.

Download Representation Search Report

Marketplace and Price Aggregator Monitoring

With the shift in trading conditions during the pandemic and widespread lockdowns, retail sales moved from physical stores to online platforms. One of the biggest trends in the domestic e-commerce market has been the migration of offline retailers to marketplaces. In fact, by 2021, demand for marketplace price monitoring became one of the most frequent client requests.

Price Control offers comprehensive marketplace monitoring services, covering all major domestic marketplaces. This feature is available both within the standard pricing plan and as an additional option for deeper analysis.

Download sample price aggregator monitoring report

Dynamic Pricing for Online Stores – A Service by Price Control

Recently, Price Control introduced its own dynamic pricing software, enabling businesses to build personalized pricing strategies based on real-time market data.

Using automated monitoring results, clients can set custom pricing rules that take into account:

Minimum and recommended prices
Profit margins
Other key pricing factors

The system automatically recalculates prices based on these rules, ensuring the most competitive and optimal pricing strategy for your business.

For more detailed information, contact us!

Reporting and Data Collection

To prevent online stores from predicting when price tracking occurs, our system collects data at random times throughout the day. This ensures that clients receive the most accurate market insights, rather than artificially inflated prices that competitors may temporarily set during monitoring.

For maximum convenience, analytics can be automatically integrated into your accounting system or sent as detailed reports via email.

Download sample monitoring reports

Personal Account

You can access your data anytime through the Personal Account on the Price Control website.

The information is available not only in traditional report formats but also as graphs, charts, and summary tables for easier analysis.

To explore the features of the Personal Account, we offer a demo version for your convenience.

We offer additional tools to meet the needs of our corporate clients, including:

Editing product links
Dynamic pricing
And more customized solutions

To unlock the full functionality of the Personal Account, simply order the Monitoring service from Price Control.

You can experience the quality of our services by taking advantage of our free trial period.

Want to book a consultation with a specialist? Contact us!

Irina Zheleznyakova

Price Control Project Manager.
Director of LLC "KA Perspektiva - 3000"

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