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Luxury Sneakers Analysis: Golden Goose vs Balenciaga

An End-to-End Data Pipeline and Visualization Project

[Dashboard] Interactive Dashboard

Explore data interactively with brand filters, price distribution visualizations, and detailed table of most expensive products.

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The Project

I developed a complete data analysis system to analyze and compare the luxury men's sneakers market, focusing on two iconic brands: Golden Goose and Balenciaga.

The goal? Create an end-to-end pipeline that goes from automated data collection to interactive visualization, through cloud storage. A project demonstrating skills in web scraping, cloud computing, and data visualization.

Methodology & Tech Stack

[Tools] Data Collection: Automated Web Scraping

I developed custom scrapers in Python using Playwright to extract data from brands' official websites. The process includes:

[Cloud] Storage: AWS S3

Collected data is automatically uploaded to AWS S3 with:

πŸ“Š Analysis: Power BI

Interactive dashboard that allows to:

Dataset

461 luxury sneakers products (Updated: November 2025):

β€’ 359 Golden Goose (range: €295 - €1,870)

β€’ 102 Balenciaga (range: €450 - €995)

Extracted data includes: product name, price, category, availability, product ID, and timestamp.

Key Insights

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Price Positioning

Golden Goose: average price €544, consistent mid-luxury positioning with some premium pieces

Balenciaga: average price €720, premium positioning with ultra-luxury editions

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Product Range

Golden Goose: concentrated range, limited variations

Balenciaga: more diversified portfolio with special editions and collaborations

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Premium Products

Top-tier Golden Goose models reach €1,870 with premium materials and special editions. Balenciaga premium range caps at €995 for designer collaborations

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Distribution

Golden Goose: 78% of dataset, extensive product range

Balenciaga: 22%, focused premium collection

Conclusions & Next Steps

This project demonstrates a complete data engineering and analysis workflow:

Future developments:

Complete Tech Stack

Backend & Scraping

  • Python 3.11
  • Playwright (browser automation)
  • Pandas (data manipulation)
  • BeautifulSoup (HTML parsing)

Cloud Infrastructure

  • AWS S3 (data storage)
  • AWS IAM (access management)
  • Boto3 (AWS SDK)

Visualization & Analysis

  • Power BI Desktop
  • Power BI Service
  • DAX (data modeling)

Development

  • Git/GitHub
  • Virtual environments
  • Environment variables (.env)