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A&C Homestore vs Città:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Città had more branded searches than A&C Homestore among homeware retailers in New Zealand. Città had about 10,600 branded searches, while A&C Homestore had 1,900. Città made up 0.51% of all homeware retailer searches we track, and A&C Homestore accounted for 0.09%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about homeware retailers, A&C Homestore and Città each appeared in three of the five answers. Città was mentioned before A&C Homestore in two out of three answers that named either.

Among homeware retailers in New Zealand in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Città, about 6 searches for every 1 for A&C Homestore

Città 10.6K searchesA&C Homestore 1.9K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both were mentioned in 3 of 5 answers.

A&C Homestore in 3 of 5Città in 3 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Città, named ahead of A&C Homestore in 2 of 3 answers

Città first in 2A&C Homestore first in 1

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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. Città was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Città was listed before A&C Homestore in two out of three answers that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Briscoes Homeware1st
  2. Father Rabbit2nd
  3. Kmart NZ3rd
  4. Città4th
  5. A&C Homestore5th
  6. The Warehouse6th
  7. The Homestore7th
  8. Farmers8th
  9. Spotlight–
  10. IKEA–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Briscoes Homeware3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • The Warehouse3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Città3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Father Rabbit3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • A&C Homestore3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • The Homestore3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Kmart NZ2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Farmers1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Spotlight0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • IKEA0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

See every answer about homeware retailers

5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 19, 2026.

Is A&C Homestore or Città more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for A&C Homestore and Città by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all ten homeware retailers we track, month by month, from searches in New Zealand.

A&C Homestore and Città among homeware retailers in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for Città, A&C Homestore. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthKmart NZBriscoes HomewareThe WarehouseSpotlightIKEACittàFather RabbitA&C HomestoreThe HomestoreFarmers
Oct 202555%17.1%17.1%7.6%2.2%0.5%0.16%0.11%0.07%0.09%
Nov 202552.4%20%16.8%6%3.9%0.48%0.2%0.11%0.07%0.07%
Dec 202542.9%19.2%15.9%4.7%16.4%0.4%0.23%0.07%0.1%0.06%
Jan 202648%17.6%17.9%5.3%10.4%0.43%0.14%0.09%0.09%0.08%
Feb 202650%15.3%18.3%6.6%8.9%0.45%0.14%0.08%0.08%0.07%
Mar 202654%14.6%17.3%6.3%7%0.5%0.13%0.09%0.09%0.07%
Apr 202651.9%18.8%15.4%6.8%6.4%0.44%0.12%0.08%0.08%0.07%
May 202648.8%18%17.2%7.6%7.5%0.49%0.13%0.09%0.11%0.08%
Jun 202651.5%17.6%14.5%7.8%7.8%0.5%0.11%0.08%0.09%0.07%
Jul 202649.5%21.1%13.8%6.1%8.8%0.4%0.11%0.07%0.11%0.06%
Aug 202651.3%18.1%14.4%7.8%7.5%0.51%0.14%0.09%0.11%0.07%
Sep 202652.9%18.6%14.8%6.5%6.2%0.51%0.14%0.09%0.09%0.06%

How has the A&C Homestore and Città comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for New Zealand homeware retailers in September 2026?

1 change

  1. In September 2026, A&C Homestore rose from 9th to 8th among homeware retailers in New Zealand.

How are branded searches counted?

7 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using A&C Homestore’s and Città’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

A&C Homestore

1 branded search term

  • a&c homestore

Città

6 branded search terms

  • citta
  • citta bloc
  • citta essentials
  • citta home
  • citta limited
  • citta thorndon

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