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title: "Costco vs Night 'n Day: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Costco or Night 'n Day? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Supermarkets 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."
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# Costco vs Night 'n Day: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Costco or Night 'n Day? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Supermarkets 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**: Costco and Night 'n Day
- **Competitive set**: Supermarkets
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Costco Share of Search**: 6.5%
- **Night 'n Day Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Costco or Night 'n Day?

- In August 2026, Costco had more branded searches than Night 'n Day among supermarkets in New Zealand. Costco was estimated to have 119K branded searches compared to Night 'n Day’s 24.6K, and held a 6.5% Share of Search versus Night 'n Day’s 1.3%.
- Costco was ahead of Night 'n Day in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Costco’s estimated Share of Search among supermarkets in New Zealand moved from 5.8% to 6.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 119K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Night 'n Day’s estimated Share of Search among supermarkets in New Zealand moved from 1.4% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 24.6K.

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

- In August 2026, Costco lost estimated Share of Search among supermarkets in New Zealand, from 7.1% to 6.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Costco estimated searches | Costco Share of Search | Costco rank | Night 'n Day estimated searches | Night 'n Day Share of Search | Night 'n Day rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110K | 5.8% | 4 | 27.1K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 131K | 6.5% | 4 | 32.1K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 137K | 5.4% | 4 | 39.2K | 1.5% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 113K | 5.6% | 4 | 37.8K | 1.9% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.3K | 5% | 4 | 35.6K | 2% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 120K | 5.7% | 4 | 35.6K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 146K | 7% | 4 | 34.7K | 1.7% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 124K | 6.8% | 4 | 29.8K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 108K | 6.5% | 4 | 26.4K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 125K | 7.1% | 4 | 26.4K | 1.5% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 119K | 6.5% | 4 | 24.6K | 1.3% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Costco’s and Night 'n Day’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.

- **Costco**: Measured on the search terms “costco”, “costco bulk”, “costco cash and carry”, “costco chocolate”, “costco co nz”, “costco delivery”, “costco foodservice”, “costco groceries”, “costco hot dogs”, “costco hours”, “costco hours today”, “costco near me”, “costco new zealand”, “costco next”, “costco nz”, “costco online”, “costco pizza”, “costco tires”, “costco tv”, “costco tyres”, “costco usa”, “costco warehouse”, “costco wellington”, “costco westgate”, “costco wholesale” and “ess costco com au”, summed into one figure.
- **Night 'n Day**: Measured on the search terms “night n day”, “night n day alexandra”, “night n day church street”, “night n day courtenay place”, “night n day cuba”, “night n day cuba street”, “night n day deals”, “night n day east tamaki”, “night n day gore”, “night n day hagley”, “night n day henderson”, “night n day kaikorai valley”, “night n day milton”, “night n day near me”, “night n day new zealand”, “night n day nz”, “night n day octagon”, “night n day shotover”, “night n day store”, “night n day tahuna”, “night n day taranaki street”, “nightnday co nz”, “nightnday near me” and “nightnday nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Costco profile](/demand/nz/brands/costco)
- [Night 'n Day profile](/demand/nz/brands/night-n-day)
- [All supermarkets in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/supermarkets): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Costco or Night 'n Day?

In August 2026, Costco had more branded searches than Night 'n Day among supermarkets in New Zealand. Costco was estimated to have 119K branded searches compared to Night 'n Day’s 24.6K, and held a 6.5% Share of Search versus Night 'n Day’s 1.3%.

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