How popular isChemist Warehouse in search?

In August 2026, there were an estimated 986K branded searches for Chemist Warehouse in New Zealand which is down 5.4% over the last 11 months. Chemist Warehouse holds 99.8% estimated Share of Search among New Zealand ashburton pharmacies and is ranked 1st of 4 competitors for search popularity.

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Which ashburton pharmacies compete with Chemist Warehouse?

Chemist Warehouse against ashburton pharmacies in New Zealand, by month

Month	Chemist Warehouse	Life Pharmacy Ashburton	Eastfield Pharmacy	Allenton Pharmacy
Oct 2025	99.9%	0.08%	0.03%	0.03%
Nov 2025	99.9%	0.07%	0.03%	0.03%
Dec 2025	99.8%	0.09%	0.03%	0.04%
Jan 2026	99.9%	0.07%	0.04%	0.04%
Feb 2026	99.9%	0.08%	0.03%	0.04%
Mar 2026	99.8%	0.09%	0.03%	0.04%
Apr 2026	99.8%	0.1%	0.04%	0.04%
May 2026	99.8%	0.09%	0.03%	0.03%
Jun 2026	99.8%	0.13%	0.04%	0.04%
Jul 2026	99.8%	0.13%	0.04%	0.04%
Aug 2026	99.8%	0.1%	0.05%	0.04%
Sep 2026	—	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month
1, held 1st	Chemist Warehouse	99.8%	986K	+2%
2, held 2nd	Life Pharmacy Ashburton	0.1%	1K	-23.1%
3, held 3rd	Eastfield Pharmacy	0.05%	530	+26.2%
4, held 4th	Allenton Pharmacy	0.04%	420	+16.7%

1.Chemist Warehouse
99.8%
held 1st · 986K estimated branded searches · +2% vs prior month · 0 points
2.Life Pharmacy Ashburton
0.1%
held 2nd · 1K estimated branded searches · -23.1% vs prior month · 0 points
3.Eastfield Pharmacy
0.05%
held 3rd · 530 estimated branded searches · +26.2% vs prior month · 0 points
4.Allenton Pharmacy
0.04%
held 4th · 420 estimated branded searches · +16.7% vs prior month · 0 points

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

2 findings

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Chemist Warehouse in New Zealand fell from 1M to 986K.
Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among ashburton pharmacies in New Zealand held steady, from 99.9% to 99.8%.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand ashburton pharmacies in August 2026?

3 changes

Estimated monthly branded searches for Eastfield Pharmacy in New Zealand rose 76.7% over 11 measured months, from 300 to 530 in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Allenton Pharmacy in New Zealand rose 16.7% over 11 measured months, from 360 to 420 in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Life Pharmacy Ashburton in New Zealand rose 13.6% over 11 measured months, from 880 to 1K in August 2026.

Which blenheim pharmacies compete with Chemist Warehouse?

Chemist Warehouse against blenheim pharmacies in New Zealand, by month

Month	Chemist Warehouse	Life Pharmacy Blenheim	Community Care Pharmacy	Unichem Redwoodtown Pharmacy
Oct 2025	99.9%	0.07%	0.05%	0.01%
Nov 2025	99.9%	0.07%	0.05%	0.01%
Dec 2025	99.8%	0.09%	0.05%	0.01%
Jan 2026	99.8%	0.1%	0.07%	0.02%
Feb 2026	99.8%	0.1%	0.07%	0.02%
Mar 2026	99.8%	0.1%	0.08%	0.02%
Apr 2026	99.8%	0.09%	0.07%	0.02%
May 2026	99.8%	0.09%	0.06%	0.01%
Jun 2026	99.9%	0.07%	0.05%	0.01%
Jul 2026	99.8%	0.09%	0.05%	0.01%
Aug 2026	99.8%	0.09%	0.05%	<0.01%
Sep 2026	—	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month
1, held 1st	Chemist Warehouse	99.8%	986K	+2%
2, held 2nd	Life Pharmacy Blenheim	0.09%	880	0%
3, held 3rd	Community Care Pharmacy	0.05%	530	+10.4%
4, held 4th	Unichem Redwoodtown Pharmacy	<0.01%	90	-35.7%

1.Chemist Warehouse
99.8%
held 1st · 986K estimated branded searches · +2% vs prior month · 0 points
2.Life Pharmacy Blenheim
0.09%
held 2nd · 880 estimated branded searches · 0% vs prior month · 0 points
3.Community Care Pharmacy
0.05%
held 3rd · 530 estimated branded searches · +10.4% vs prior month · 0 points
4.Unichem Redwoodtown Pharmacy
<0.01%
held 4th · 90 estimated branded searches · -35.7% vs prior month · 0 points

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

1 finding

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among blenheim pharmacies in New Zealand held steady, from 99.9% to 99.8%.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand blenheim pharmacies in August 2026?

2 changes

Estimated monthly branded searches for Life Pharmacy Blenheim in New Zealand rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 720 to 880 in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Unichem Redwoodtown Pharmacy in New Zealand fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 110 to 90 in August 2026.

Which hastings pharmacies compete with Chemist Warehouse?

Chemist Warehouse against hastings pharmacies in New Zealand, by month

Month	Chemist Warehouse	Parkvale Pharmacy	Unichem Russell Street Pharmacy	Care Pharmacy Hastings
Oct 2025	99.9%	0.06%	0.03%	0.02%
Nov 2025	99.9%	0.05%	0.03%	0.01%
Dec 2025	99.9%	0.07%	0.04%	0.01%
Jan 2026	99.9%	0.06%	0.04%	0.02%
Feb 2026	99.9%	0.06%	0.05%	0.02%
Mar 2026	99.9%	0.06%	0.04%	0.02%
Apr 2026	99.9%	0.05%	0.05%	0.02%
May 2026	99.9%	0.06%	0.04%	0.01%
Jun 2026	99.9%	0.05%	0.03%	0.01%
Jul 2026	99.9%	0.05%	0.03%	0.01%
Aug 2026	99.9%	0.06%	0.03%	0.02%
Sep 2026	—	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month
1, held 1st	Chemist Warehouse	99.9%	986K	+2%
2, held 2nd	Parkvale Pharmacy	0.06%	640	+25.5%
3, held 3rd	Unichem Russell Street Pharmacy	0.03%	320	0%
4, held 4th	Care Pharmacy Hastings	0.02%	150	+7.1%

1.Chemist Warehouse
99.9%
held 1st · 986K estimated branded searches · +2% vs prior month · 0 points
2.Parkvale Pharmacy
0.06%
held 2nd · 640 estimated branded searches · +25.5% vs prior month · 0 points
3.Unichem Russell Street Pharmacy
0.03%
held 3rd · 320 estimated branded searches · 0% vs prior month · 0 points
4.Care Pharmacy Hastings
0.02%
held 4th · 150 estimated branded searches · +7.1% vs prior month · 0 points

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

1 finding

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among hastings pharmacies in New Zealand held steady at 99.9%.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand hastings pharmacies in August 2026?

0 changes

Nothing among hastings pharmacies moved beyond provider rounding in August 2026.

Which health stores compete with Chemist Warehouse?

Chemist Warehouse against health stores in New Zealand, by month

Month	Chemist Warehouse	iHerb	HealthPost	Health 2000	Pure Nature
Oct 2025	94%	2.6%	1.9%	0.99%	0.49%
Nov 2025	95%	2.2%	1.6%	0.81%	0.41%
Dec 2025	95.7%	1.8%	1.3%	0.9%	0.37%
Jan 2026	93.5%	3.1%	2%	1.1%	0.43%
Feb 2026	94.3%	2.7%	1.7%	0.98%	0.37%
Mar 2026	93.5%	3%	1.9%	1.1%	0.51%
Apr 2026	94.1%	2.7%	1.7%	1%	0.41%
May 2026	93.9%	3%	1.7%	0.91%	0.51%
Jun 2026	93.9%	3.1%	1.6%	0.92%	0.53%
Jul 2026	94.2%	2.7%	1.6%	0.91%	0.53%
Aug 2026	93.8%	3%	1.8%	0.9%	0.51%
Sep 2026	—	—	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month	Share change
1, held 1st	Chemist Warehouse	93.8%	986K	+2%	-0.4 points
2, held 2nd	iHerb	3%	31.7K	+12.7%	+0.3 points
3, held 3rd	HealthPost	1.8%	18.4K	+11.3%	+0.1 points
4, held 4th	Health 2000	0.9%	9.5K	+0.85%	0 points
5, held 5th	Pure Nature	0.51%	5.4K	0%	0 points

1.Chemist Warehouse
93.8%
held 1st · 986K estimated branded searches · +2% vs prior month · -0.4 points
2.iHerb
3%
held 2nd · 31.7K estimated branded searches · +12.7% vs prior month · +0.3 points
3.HealthPost
1.8%
held 3rd · 18.4K estimated branded searches · +11.3% vs prior month · +0.1 points
4.Health 2000
0.9%
held 4th · 9.5K estimated branded searches · +0.85% vs prior month · 0 points
5.Pure Nature
0.51%
held 5th · 5.4K estimated branded searches · 0% vs prior month · 0 points

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

1 finding

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among health stores in New Zealand peaked at 95.7% in December 2025 and was lowest at 93.5% in January 2026.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand health stores in August 2026?

2 changes

Estimated monthly branded searches for Health 2000 in New Zealand fell 13.9% over 11 measured months, from 11K to 9.5K in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for HealthPost in New Zealand fell 10.5% over 11 measured months, from 20.6K to 18.4K in August 2026.

Which napier pharmacies compete with Chemist Warehouse?

Chemist Warehouse against napier pharmacies in New Zealand, by month

Month	Chemist Warehouse	Life Pharmacy	Napier Balmoral Pharmacy
Oct 2025	96.9%	3.1%	<0.01%
Nov 2025	96.9%	3.1%	<0.01%
Dec 2025	96.5%	3.5%	<0.01%
Jan 2026	96.7%	3.3%	<0.01%
Feb 2026	96.5%	3.5%	<0.01%
Mar 2026	96.7%	3.3%	<0.01%
Apr 2026	96.7%	3.3%	<0.01%
May 2026	96.7%	3.3%	<0.01%
Jun 2026	97.2%	2.8%	<0.01%
Jul 2026	96.7%	3.3%	<0.01%
Aug 2026	96.7%	3.3%	<0.01%
Sep 2026	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month	Share change
1, held 1st	Chemist Warehouse	96.7%	986K	+2%	+0.1 points
2, held 2nd	Life Pharmacy GREEN CROSS HEALTH LIMITED	3.3%	33.4K	+0.39%	-0.1 points
3, held 3rd	Napier Balmoral Pharmacy	<0.01%	70	0%	0 points

1.Chemist Warehouse
96.7%
held 1st · 986K estimated branded searches · +2% vs prior month · +0.1 points
2.Life Pharmacy
3.3%
held 2nd · 33.4K estimated branded searches · +0.39% vs prior month · -0.1 points
3.Napier Balmoral Pharmacy
<0.01%
held 3rd · 70 estimated branded searches · 0% vs prior month · 0 points

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

1 finding

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among napier pharmacies in New Zealand held steady, from 96.9% to 96.7%.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand napier pharmacies in August 2026?

1 change

Estimated monthly branded searches for Napier Balmoral Pharmacy in New Zealand fell 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 90 to 70 in August 2026.

Which new plymouth pharmacies compete with Chemist Warehouse?

Chemist Warehouse against new plymouth pharmacies in New Zealand, by month

Month	Chemist Warehouse	Vivian Pharmacy	Vogeltown Pharmacy	Moturoa Pharmacy
Oct 2025	99.7%	0.2%	0.1%	0.05%
Nov 2025	99.7%	0.14%	0.08%	0.03%
Dec 2025	99.7%	0.18%	0.09%	0.04%
Jan 2026	99.7%	0.17%	0.1%	0.05%
Feb 2026	99.7%	0.18%	0.1%	0.05%
Mar 2026	99.7%	0.18%	0.1%	0.04%
Apr 2026	99.6%	0.21%	0.1%	0.04%
May 2026	99.7%	0.18%	0.1%	0.04%
Jun 2026	99.7%	0.18%	0.09%	0.04%
Jul 2026	99.7%	0.18%	0.09%	0.04%
Aug 2026	99.7%	0.19%	0.1%	0.04%
Sep 2026	—	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month
1, held 1st	Chemist Warehouse	99.7%	986K	+2%
2, held 2nd	Vivian Pharmacy	0.19%	1.9K	+8.8%
3, held 3rd	Vogeltown Pharmacy	0.1%	950	+4.4%
4, held 4th	Moturoa Pharmacy	0.04%	410	0%

1.Chemist Warehouse
99.7%
held 1st · 986K estimated branded searches · +2% vs prior month · 0 points
2.Vivian Pharmacy
0.19%
held 2nd · 1.9K estimated branded searches · +8.8% vs prior month · 0 points
3.Vogeltown Pharmacy
0.1%
held 3rd · 950 estimated branded searches · +4.4% vs prior month · 0 points
4.Moturoa Pharmacy
0.04%
held 4th · 410 estimated branded searches · 0% vs prior month · 0 points

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

1 finding

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pharmacies in New Zealand held steady at 99.7%.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand new plymouth pharmacies in August 2026?

2 changes

Estimated monthly branded searches for Moturoa Pharmacy in New Zealand fell 16.3% over 11 measured months, from 490 to 410 in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Vivian Pharmacy in New Zealand fell 11.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.1K to 1.9K in August 2026.

Which community pharmacy brands compete with Chemist Warehouse?

Chemist Warehouse against community pharmacy brands in New Zealand, by month

Month	Chemist Warehouse	Bargain Chemist	Unichem	Life Pharmacy	Woolworths Pharmacy
Oct 2025	86%	7.3%	3.4%	2.8%	0.51%
Nov 2025	87.5%	6.2%	3.1%	2.8%	0.39%
Dec 2025	85.9%	6.8%	3.8%	3.1%	0.44%
Jan 2026	85.1%	7.8%	3.7%	2.9%	0.5%
Feb 2026	85.8%	6.8%	3.9%	3.1%	0.5%
Mar 2026	84.6%	7.6%	4.4%	2.9%	0.49%
Apr 2026	84.9%	7.3%	4.5%	2.9%	0.4%
May 2026	85.1%	7.5%	4.1%	2.9%	0.4%
Jun 2026	86.9%	6.6%	3.6%	2.5%	0.42%
Jul 2026	84.8%	7.7%	4.2%	2.9%	0.41%
Aug 2026	83.4%	9.3%	4%	2.8%	0.46%
Sep 2026	—	—	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month	Share change
1, held 1st	Chemist Warehouse	83.4%	986K	+2%	-1.3 points
2, held 2nd	Bargain Chemist	9.3%	109K	+24%	+1.5 points
3, held 3rd	Unichem GREEN CROSS HEALTH LIMITED	4%	47.8K	+0.19%	-0.1 points
4, held 4th	Life Pharmacy GREEN CROSS HEALTH LIMITED	2.8%	33.4K	+0.39%	-0.1 points
5, held 5th	Woolworths Pharmacy Woolworths New Zealand	0.46%	5.4K	+15.4%	0 points

1.Chemist Warehouse
83.4%
held 1st · 986K estimated branded searches · +2% vs prior month · -1.3 points
2.Bargain Chemist
9.3%
held 2nd · 109K estimated branded searches · +24% vs prior month · +1.5 points
3.Unichem
4%
held 3rd · 47.8K estimated branded searches · +0.19% vs prior month · -0.1 points
4.Life Pharmacy
2.8%
held 4th · 33.4K estimated branded searches · +0.39% vs prior month · -0.1 points
5.Woolworths Pharmacy
0.46%
held 5th · 5.4K estimated branded searches · +15.4% vs prior month · 0 points

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

2 findings

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand decreased from 86% to 83.4%.
Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand peaked at 87.5% in November 2025 and was lowest at 83.4% in August 2026.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand community pharmacy brands in August 2026?

4 changes

In August 2026, Bargain Chemist gained estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand, from 7.7% to 9.3%.
In August 2026, Chemist Warehouse lost estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand, from 84.8% to 83.4%.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Unichem in New Zealand rose 16.6% over 11 measured months, from 41K to 47.8K in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Woolworths Pharmacy in New Zealand fell 13.6% over 11 measured months, from 6.2K to 5.4K in August 2026.

Which queenstown pharmacies compete with Chemist Warehouse?

Chemist Warehouse against queenstown pharmacies in New Zealand, by month

Month	Chemist Warehouse	Queenstown Pharmacy	Wilkinsons Pharmacy
Oct 2025	99.7%	0.25%	0.02%
Nov 2025	99.7%	0.26%	0.02%
Dec 2025	99.5%	0.43%	0.03%
Jan 2026	99.6%	0.4%	0.02%
Feb 2026	99.6%	0.35%	0.02%
Mar 2026	99.6%	0.33%	0.02%
Apr 2026	99.7%	0.26%	0.02%
May 2026	99.8%	0.2%	0.02%
Jun 2026	99.8%	0.21%	0.02%
Jul 2026	99.7%	0.27%	0.02%
Aug 2026	99.7%	0.33%	0.02%
Sep 2026	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month	Share change
1, held 1st	Chemist Warehouse	99.7%	986K	+2%	-0.1 points
2, held 2nd	Queenstown Pharmacy	0.33%	3.3K	+23.6%	+0.1 points
3, held 3rd	Wilkinsons Pharmacy	0.02%	210	-12.5%	0 points

1.Chemist Warehouse
99.7%
held 1st · 986K estimated branded searches · +2% vs prior month · -0.1 points
2.Queenstown Pharmacy
0.33%
held 2nd · 3.3K estimated branded searches · +23.6% vs prior month · +0.1 points
3.Wilkinsons Pharmacy
0.02%
held 3rd · 210 estimated branded searches · -12.5% vs prior month · 0 points

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

1 finding

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s estimated Share of Search among queenstown pharmacies in New Zealand held steady at 99.7%.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand queenstown pharmacies in August 2026?

1 change

Estimated monthly branded searches for Queenstown Pharmacy in New Zealand rose 22.6% over 11 measured months, from 2.6K to 3.3K in August 2026.

How is Chemist Warehouse measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chemist Warehouse’s 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.

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