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title: "Gordon Harris vs The French Art Shop: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Gordon Harris or The French Art Shop more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Art supply 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."
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# Gordon Harris vs The French Art Shop: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Gordon Harris or The French Art Shop more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Art supply 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**: Gordon Harris and The French Art Shop
- **Competitive set**: Art supply retailers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Gordon Harris Share of Search**: 72.4%
- **The French Art Shop Share of Search**: 4.3%

## Is Gordon Harris or The French Art Shop more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Gordon Harris had more branded searches than The French Art Shop among art supply retailers in New Zealand. Gordon Harris had about 12,300 branded searches, while The French Art Shop had 720. Gordon Harris made up 72.4% of all art supply retailer searches we track, and The French Art Shop accounted for 4.3%.
- Gordon Harris was ahead of The French Art Shop in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gordon Harris’ share of searches among art supply retailers in New Zealand moved from 71.1% to 72.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.2K to 12.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The French Art Shop’s share of searches among art supply retailers in New Zealand moved from 5.1% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 720.

## Top art supply retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Gordon Harris appeared in all five answers. The French Art Shop was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Gordon Harris was listed before The French Art Shop in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gordon Harris | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Studio Art Supplies | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| The French Art Shop | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| The Drawing Room | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Takapuna Art Supplies | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| National Art Supplies | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about art supply retailers

- Asked ChatGPT "Which art supply retailer should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. Gordon Harris, 2. The French Art Shop, 3. Studio Art Supplies
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best art supply retailers in New Zealand?": 1. Gordon Harris, 2. Studio Art Supplies, 3. The French Art Shop, 4. Takapuna Art Supplies
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best art supply retailer in New Zealand for art materials?": 1. Gordon Harris, 2. The Drawing Room, 3. Takapuna Art Supplies, 4. Studio Art Supplies
- Searched Google, AI Overview "art materials nz": 1. Gordon Harris, 2. Studio Art Supplies, 3. The French Art Shop
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best art store": 1. Gordon Harris, 2. The French Art Shop, 3. Studio Art Supplies, 4. The Drawing Room

Not named in any answer: National Art Supplies.

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 art supply retailers in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Gordon Harris lost share of searches among art supply retailers in New Zealand, from 74.4% to 72.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for The French Art Shop in New Zealand fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 880 to 720 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Gordon Harris estimated searches | Gordon Harris Share of Search | Gordon Harris rank | The French Art Shop estimated searches | The French Art Shop Share of Search | The French Art Shop rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.2K | 71.1% | 1 | 880 | 5.1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.2K | 71.4% | 1 | 880 | 5.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 15K | 72.3% | 1 | 1K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.2K | 68.8% | 1 | 880 | 5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.2K | 71.2% | 1 | 720 | 4.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.9K | 76.1% | 1 | 720 | 3.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.2K | 72.7% | 1 | 880 | 5.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 14.9K | 75.5% | 1 | 880 | 4.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.2K | 72.2% | 1 | 720 | 4.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.2K | 71.6% | 1 | 880 | 5.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.9K | 74.4% | 1 | 880 | 4.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 12.3K | 72.4% | 1 | 720 | 4.3% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gordon Harris’ and The French Art Shop’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.

- **Gordon Harris**: Measured on the search terms “gordon harris”, “gordon harris artist”, “gordon harris canvas”, “gordon harris easel”, “gordon harris voucher”, “gordon harris watercolour” and “gordonharris”, summed into one figure.
- **The French Art Shop**: Measured on the search term “the french art shop”.

- [Gordon Harris profile](/demand/nz/brands/gordon-harris)
- [The French Art Shop profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-french-art-shop)
- [All art supply retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-art-supply-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Gordon Harris or The French Art Shop more popular in search?

In September 2026, Gordon Harris had more branded searches than The French Art Shop among art supply retailers in New Zealand. Gordon Harris had about 12,300 branded searches, while The French Art Shop had 720. Gordon Harris made up 72.4% of all art supply retailer searches we track, and The French Art Shop accounted for 4.3%.

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