--- title: "Bed Bath & Table vs Home Lab Store: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Bed Bath & Table or Home Lab Store more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bed linen retailers set 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/compare/bed-bath-and-table-vs-home-lab-store" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bed Bath & Table vs Home Lab Store: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Bed Bath & Table or Home Lab Store more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bed linen retailers set 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 - **Compared**: Bed Bath & Table and Home Lab Store - **Competitive set**: Bed linen retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bed Bath & Table Share of Search**: 40.3% - **Home Lab Store Share of Search**: 1.4% ## Is Bed Bath & Table or Home Lab Store more popular in search? - In September 2026, Bed Bath & Table had more branded searches than Home Lab Store among bed linen retailers in New Zealand. Bed Bath & Table had about 21,100 branded searches, while Home Lab Store had 720. Bed Bath & Table made up 40.3% of all bed linen retailer searches we track, and Home Lab Store accounted for 1.4%. - Bed Bath & Table was ahead of Home Lab Store in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bed Bath & Table’s share of searches among bed linen retailers in New Zealand moved from 42% to 40.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 25.1K to 21.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Home Lab Store’s share of searches among bed linen retailers in New Zealand moved from 1.5% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 720. ## Top bed linen retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Home Lab Store was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Bed Bath & Table was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Home Lab Store was listed before Bed Bath & Table in two out of three answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wallace Cotton | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Città | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Foxtrot Home | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | MM Linen | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Home Lab Store | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bed Bath & Table | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Sheridan | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Linen House | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about bed linen retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Which bed linen brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Wallace Cotton, 2. Città - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best bed linen brands in New Zealand?": 1. Wallace Cotton, 2. Foxtrot Home, 3. Città, 4. Home Lab Store, 5. MM Linen - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best bed linen brand in New Zealand for a comfortable bed?": 1. Wallace Cotton, 2. Foxtrot Home, 3. Home Lab Store - Searched Google, AI Overview "bed sheets nz": 1. Wallace Cotton, 2. Bed Bath & Table - Searched Google, AI Overview "bed linen nz": 1. MM Linen, 2. Città, 3. Wallace Cotton, 4. Foxtrot Home Not named in any answer: Sheridan and Linen House. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand bed linen retailers in September 2026? - In September 2026, Bed Bath & Table gained share of searches among bed linen retailers in New Zealand, from 39% to 40.3%. - In September 2026, Home Lab Store lost share of searches among bed linen retailers in New Zealand, from 2.5% to 1.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Bed Bath & Table estimated searches | Bed Bath & Table Share of Search | Bed Bath & Table rank | Home Lab Store estimated searches | Home Lab Store Share of Search | Home Lab Store rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 25.1K | 42% | 1 | 880 | 1.5% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 36.8K | 45.8% | 1 | 1.6K | 2% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 36.8K | 47.2% | 1 | 720 | 0.92% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 20.6K | 36.9% | 1 | 880 | 1.6% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 16.8K | 37.2% | 1 | 590 | 1.3% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 25.1K | 44.5% | 1 | 720 | 1.3% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 25.1K | 44.6% | 1 | 480 | 0.85% | 8 | | May 2026 | 24.6K | 41.8% | 1 | 720 | 1.2% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 24.7K | 43.1% | 1 | 590 | 1% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 24.6K | 45.2% | 1 | 480 | 0.88% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 20.5K | 39% | 1 | 1.3K | 2.5% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 21.1K | 40.3% | 1 | 720 | 1.4% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bed Bath & Table’s and Home Lab Store’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. - **Bed Bath & Table**: Measured on the search terms “bed bath & table”, “bed bath n table”, “bed bath table” and “bed bath table sheets”, summed into one figure. - **Home Lab Store**: Measured on the search term “home lab store”. - [Bed Bath & Table profile](/demand/nz/brands/bed-bath-and-table) - [Home Lab Store profile](/demand/nz/brands/home-lab-store) - [All bed linen retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bed-linen-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Bed Bath & Table or Home Lab Store more popular in search? In September 2026, Bed Bath & Table had more branded searches than Home Lab Store among bed linen retailers in New Zealand. Bed Bath & Table had about 21,100 branded searches, while Home Lab Store had 720. Bed Bath & Table made up 40.3% of all bed linen retailer searches we track, and Home Lab Store accounted for 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bed Bath & Table vs Home Lab Store: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bed-bath-and-table-vs-home-lab-store This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bed-bath-and-table-vs-home-lab-store. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.