--- title: "Fosters Ship Chandlery: search popularity in New Zealand" description: "A marine chandlery in New Zealand. 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/fosters-ship-chandlery" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fosters Ship Chandlery: search popularity in New Zealand A marine chandlery in New Zealand. 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**: Fosters Ship Chandlery - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among marine chandlery retailers**: 0.45% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Marine chandlery retailers | 5 | 0.45% | 380 | - [Marine chandlery retailers](/demand/nz/categories/nz-marine-chandlery-retailers) ## Top marine chandlery retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Fosters Ship Chandlery appeared in all three answers. Fosters Ship Chandlery is the third most recommended of the five. 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Burnsco | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Smart Marine | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Fosters Ship Chandlery | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Marine Deals | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Lusty & Blundell | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about marine chandlery retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Which marine chandlery retailer should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. Burnsco, 2. Smart Marine, 3. Fosters Ship Chandlery, 4. Marine Deals - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best marine chandlery retailers in New Zealand?": 1. Burnsco, 2. Smart Marine, 3. Marine Deals, 4. Fosters Ship Chandlery, 5. Lusty & Blundell - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best marine chandlery retailer in New Zealand for boat equipment?": 1. Burnsco, 2. Smart Marine, 3. Fosters Ship Chandlery, 4. Marine Deals, 5. Lusty & Blundell 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 Fosters Ship Chandlery changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Fosters Ship Chandlery in New Zealand fell from 530 to 380. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fosters Ship Chandlery’s share of searches among marine chandlery retailers in New Zealand held steady, from 0.57% to 0.45%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand marine chandlery retailers in September 2026? - In September 2026, Burnsco gained share of searches among marine chandlery retailers in New Zealand, from 34.6% to 42.2%. - In September 2026, Marine Deals lost share of searches among marine chandlery retailers in New Zealand, from 53.9% to 48%. - In September 2026, Smart Marine lost share of searches among marine chandlery retailers in New Zealand, from 8.9% to 7.9%. - In September 2026, Lusty & Blundell lost share of searches among marine chandlery retailers in New Zealand, from 2.1% to 1.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Fosters Ship Chandlery in New Zealand fell 28.3% over 12 measured months, from 530 to 380 in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Marine chandlery retailers | 530 | 0.57% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Marine chandlery retailers | 530 | 0.46% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Marine chandlery retailers | 560 | 0.37% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 560 | 0.4% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 560 | 0.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 530 | 0.58% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 430 | 0.56% | 5 | | May 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 490 | 0.7% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 460 | 0.69% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 320 | 0.51% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 320 | 0.52% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Marine chandlery retailers | 380 | 0.45% | 5 | ## How are Fosters Ship Chandlery’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fosters Ship Chandlery’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. - “fosters chandlery” - “fosters ship chandlery” ## Which marine chandlery retailers compete with Fosters Ship Chandlery? - [Marine Deals](/demand/nz/brands/marine-deals): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/fosters-ship-chandlery-vs-marine-deals - [Burnsco](/demand/nz/brands/burnsco): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/burnsco-vs-fosters-ship-chandlery - [Smart Marine](/demand/nz/brands/smart-marine): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/fosters-ship-chandlery-vs-smart-marine - [Lusty & Blundell](/demand/nz/brands/lusty-and-blundell): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/fosters-ship-chandlery-vs-lusty-and-blundell ## 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. "Fosters Ship Chandlery: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/fosters-ship-chandlery This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/fosters-ship-chandlery. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.