# Monitor Competitor Retail Store Hours for Competitive Analys

**Use case:** 

Track the opening and closing times of key competitor retail locations to identify operational patterns and market presence. This intelligence helps businesses 

## Input

```json
{
  "placeUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks+Reserve+Roastery+New+York/@40.7416,-74.0053,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c259bf6dd90021:0x645ce21be1b31735!8m2!3d40.7416!4d-74.0053!16s%2Fg%2F11j7w8j09h?hl=en",
  "placeUrls": [
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Best+Buy/@33.729013,-84.341103,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x88f5223f12443003:0xdd919f12d8a14b58!8m2!3d33.729013!4d-84.3385281!16s%2Fg%2F1tlx_64z",
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Target/@34.020585,-118.396996,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80c2b9f6f6d506a7:0x70d84c3065a7f9a1!8m2!3d34.020585!4d-118.3944211!16s%2Fg%2F1tjx_57z",
    "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Walmart+Supercenter/@32.748603,-97.359265,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x864e72350a41f649:0xd2d72f5342732924!8m2!3d32.748603!4d-97.3566901!16s%2Fg%2F1tfr_3_t"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "businessName": {
    "label": "Business name"
  },
  "placeId": {
    "label": "Place id"
  },
  "placeUrl": {
    "label": "Place url"
  },
  "location": {
    "label": "Location"
  },
  "isOpenNow": {
    "label": "Is open now"
  },
  "temporarilyClosed": {
    "label": "Temporarily closed"
  },
  "is24Hours": {
    "label": "Is24hours"
  },
  "openingHoursText": {
    "label": "Opening hours text"
  },
  "hoursStatus": {
    "label": "Hours status"
  },
  "hours": {
    "label": "Hours"
  },
  "weeklyPattern": {
    "label": "Weekly pattern"
  },
  "totalHoursPerWeek": {
    "label": "Total hours per week"
  },
  "holidayHours": {
    "label": "Holiday hours"
  },
  "specialHours": {
    "label": "Special hours"
  },
  "timezone": {
    "label": "Timezone"
  },
  "currentLocalTime": {
    "label": "Current local time"
  },
  "nextOpenTime": {
    "label": "Next open time"
  },
  "nextCloseTime": {
    "label": "Next close time"
  },
  "timeUntilNextChange": {
    "label": "Time until next change"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Maps Business Hours Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/google-maps-business-hours) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/google-maps-business-hours) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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