Who runs Dealwatch, and what it tracks
Dealwatch is an independent project, not a retailer, marketplace or price-comparison network affiliated with any store. It automatically tracks catalogue and product pages across 13 Australian retailers: Kmart, Big W, Officeworks, Target, JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys, Myer, Supercheap Auto, Sephora, Chemist Warehouse, Booktopia, QBD Books and IKEA. Coverage and category depth vary by retailer, depending on what each store's own website makes available to check automatically.
How often data refreshes
Most retailers get an automatic bulk price and listing check roughly every hour, followed by deal detection. A slower pass every few hours fills in per-product detail that a bulk listing doesn't carry, such as images, barcodes and stock status. A few retailers block automated checks from data-centre networks; those are instead checked from a dedicated always-on connection on a broadly similar cadence. Every product page shows when it was last checked — treat anything not shown there as unfetched, not as still accurate.
How "AI-suggested similar products" works
Each product's title, brand and category text is converted into a numeric fingerprint (a sentence embedding, computed with an open-source model running on Dealwatch's own infrastructure — nothing is sent to a third-party AI service) and the suggestions shown on a product page are simply the closest fingerprints in the catalogue by that measure. It is not based on your browsing activity, on what other shoppers looked at, or on price, and it does not know whether a suggested item is cheaper, pricier or currently in stock. Read it as "described in similar terms," not as a personal recommendation.
What we record
Dealwatch records product prices, retailer-listed RRPs where available, and the time a listing was checked. A product’s timeline begins when Dealwatch first records it; “lowest recorded price” means the lowest price in that recorded history, not necessarily the lowest price ever offered anywhere.
How we describe a discount
Every deal identifies its comparison source. “Retailer RRP” means the retailer supplied a recommended or previous price. “90-day price high” means Dealwatch compares the current price with the highest recorded price for that listing during the last 90 days. Marketplace products are labelled because the seller may be a third party.
Retailer comparisons
When we show another retailer beside a product, an “Exact barcode match” means both listings share the same GTIN/EAN. “Same model code” and “Similar listing” are suggestions based on retailer-provided brand and title information, not a guarantee that the products or variants are identical. Check dimensions, inclusions, seller, stock and delivery before buying.
Freshness and coverage
Prices and availability can change quickly. Dealwatch shows the last check time where data is available and hides retailer listings that are too old from the main deal feed. Coverage varies by retailer, category and data source; a missing product does not mean it is unavailable or not on sale.
What a deal is not
Dealwatch does not sell products and does not guarantee a retailer will honour a price. Listing errors, short-lived promotions, delivery charges, store-level availability and product variants can affect the final purchase. Always confirm the product, seller, stock and total price on the retailer’s page before buying.
Corrections
If a displayed price or product detail looks wrong, use the “Report an incorrect price” link on that product page. Include the retailer link and a short explanation so we can review the recorded data.