--- title: "A&C Homestore: search popularity in New Zealand" description: "A New Zealand homeware and furniture store. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/a-and-c-homestore" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # A&C Homestore: search popularity in New Zealand A New Zealand homeware and furniture store. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: A&C Homestore - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among homeware retailers**: 0.09% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | homeware retailers | 8 | 0.09% | 1.9K | - [New Zealand homeware retailers](/demand/nz/categories/nz-homeware-retailers) ## Top homeware retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, A&C Homestore was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. A&C Homestore is the fifth most recommended of the ten. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Briscoes Homeware | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Father Rabbit | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Kmart NZ | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Città | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | A&C Homestore | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | The Warehouse | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | The Homestore | 7th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Farmers | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Spotlight | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | IKEA | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about homeware retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Which homeware retailer should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. Briscoes Homeware, 2. Kmart NZ, 3. Città, 4. Farmers, 5. The Warehouse - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best homeware retailers in New Zealand?": 1. Città, 2. Father Rabbit, 3. Briscoes Homeware, 4. A&C Homestore, 5. The Homestore, 6. The Warehouse - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best homeware retailer in New Zealand for everyday home items?": 1. Kmart NZ, 2. The Warehouse, 3. Briscoes Homeware - Searched Google, AI Overview "homeware stores nz": 1. Father Rabbit, 2. A&C Homestore, 3. Città, 4. The Homestore - Searched Google, AI Overview "homeware shop nz": 1. Father Rabbit, 2. A&C Homestore, 3. The Homestore Not named in any answer: Spotlight and IKEA. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for A&C Homestore changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for A&C Homestore in New Zealand fell from 2.4K to 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, A&C Homestore’s share of searches among homeware retailers in New Zealand held steady, from 0.11% to 0.09%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand homeware retailers in September 2026? - In September 2026, Kmart NZ gained share of searches among homeware retailers in New Zealand, from 51.3% to 52.9%. - In September 2026, IKEA lost share of searches among homeware retailers in New Zealand, from 7.5% to 6.2%. - In September 2026, Spotlight lost share of searches among homeware retailers in New Zealand, from 7.8% to 6.5%. - In September 2026, A&C Homestore rose from 9th to 8th among homeware retailers in New Zealand. - In September 2026, The Homestore fell from 8th to 9th among homeware retailers in New Zealand. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Farmers in New Zealand fell 36.7% over 12 measured months, from 2K to 1.2K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | homeware retailers | 2.4K | 0.11% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | homeware retailers | 2.9K | 0.11% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | homeware retailers | 2.4K | 0.07% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | homeware retailers | 2.4K | 0.09% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | homeware retailers | 1.6K | 0.08% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | homeware retailers | 1.9K | 0.09% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | homeware retailers | 1.9K | 0.08% | 8 | | May 2026 | homeware retailers | 1.9K | 0.09% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | homeware retailers | 1.6K | 0.08% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | homeware retailers | 1.6K | 0.07% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | homeware retailers | 1.9K | 0.09% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | homeware retailers | 1.9K | 0.09% | 8 | ## How are A&C Homestore’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using A&C Homestore’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “a&c homestore” ## Which homeware retailers compete with A&C Homestore? - [Kmart NZ](/demand/nz/brands/kmart-nz) - [Briscoes Homeware](/demand/nz/brands/briscoes-homeware) - [The Warehouse](/demand/nz/brands/the-warehouse) - [Spotlight](/demand/nz/brands/spotlight) - [IKEA](/demand/nz/brands/ikea): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/a-and-c-homestore-vs-ikea - [Città](/demand/nz/brands/citta): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/a-and-c-homestore-vs-citta - [Father Rabbit](/demand/nz/brands/father-rabbit): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/a-and-c-homestore-vs-father-rabbit - [The Homestore](/demand/nz/brands/the-homestore): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/a-and-c-homestore-vs-the-homestore - [Farmers](/demand/nz/brands/farmers): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/a-and-c-homestore-vs-farmers ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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