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title: "Barkers: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "New Zealand menswear retailer with clothing, tailoring, and accessories. 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/barkers"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Barkers: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

New Zealand menswear retailer with clothing, tailoring, and accessories. 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**: Barkers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among menswear retailers**: 10.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Menswear retailers | 5 | 10.7% | 22.4K |

- [Menswear retailers](/demand/nz/categories/menswear-retailers)

## How has branded search demand for Barkers changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Barkers in New Zealand rose from 20.9K to 22.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Barkers’ estimated Share of Search among menswear retailers in New Zealand decreased from 12.1% to 10.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Barkers’ estimated Share of Search among menswear retailers in New Zealand peaked at 13.7% in June 2026 and was lowest at 10.6% in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Barkers fell from 4th to 5th among menswear retailers in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand menswear retailers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, I Love Ugly overtook Rodd & Gunn to rank 3rd among menswear retailers in New Zealand, at 19.4%.
- In August 2026, Hallensteins lost estimated Share of Search among menswear retailers in New Zealand, from 33.6% to 29%.
- In August 2026, Rodd & Gunn lost estimated Share of Search among menswear retailers in New Zealand, from 12.6% to 11%.
- In August 2026, Barkers lost estimated Share of Search among menswear retailers in New Zealand, from 12% to 10.7%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Menswear retailers | 20.9K | 12.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Menswear retailers | 32.5K | 11.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Menswear retailers | 32.7K | 12.4% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Menswear retailers | 21.8K | 12.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Menswear retailers | 17.8K | 11.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Menswear retailers | 22.5K | 11.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Menswear retailers | 21.3K | 10.6% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Menswear retailers | 26.1K | 12.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Menswear retailers | 27.5K | 13.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Menswear retailers | 21.8K | 12% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Menswear retailers | 22.4K | 10.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Menswear retailers | — | — | — |

## How is Barkers measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Barkers’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “barkers”
- “barkers clothing”
- “barkers clothing nz”
- “barkers menswear”

## Which menswear retailers compete with Barkers?

- [Hallensteins](/demand/nz/brands/hallensteins)
- [AS Colour](/demand/nz/brands/as-colour): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/as-colour-vs-barkers
- [I Love Ugly](/demand/nz/brands/i-love-ugly): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/barkers-vs-i-love-ugly
- [Rodd & Gunn](/demand/nz/brands/rodd-and-gunn): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/barkers-vs-rodd-and-gunn
- [Tarocash](/demand/nz/brands/tarocash): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/barkers-vs-tarocash
- [Working Style](/demand/nz/brands/working-style): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/barkers-vs-working-style
- [Industrie](/demand/nz/brands/industrie)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Barkers: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/barkers

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