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title: "Gordon's Pharmacy vs Pharmacy Three Rivers: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Gordon's Pharmacy or Pharmacy Three Rivers more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gisborne pharmacies 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's Pharmacy vs Pharmacy Three Rivers: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Gordon's Pharmacy or Pharmacy Three Rivers more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gisborne pharmacies 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's Pharmacy and Pharmacy Three Rivers
- **Competitive set**: Gisborne pharmacies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Gordon's Pharmacy Share of Search**: 11.4%
- **Pharmacy Three Rivers Share of Search**: 6.4%

## Is Gordon's Pharmacy or Pharmacy Three Rivers more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Gordon's Pharmacy had more branded searches than Pharmacy Three Rivers among Gisborne pharmacies in New Zealand. Gordon's Pharmacy had about 460 branded searches, while Pharmacy Three Rivers had 260. Gordon's Pharmacy made up 11.4% of all Gisborne pharmacy searches we track, and Pharmacy Three Rivers accounted for 6.4%.
- Gordon's Pharmacy was ahead of Pharmacy Three Rivers in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Gordon's Pharmacy’s share of searches among Gisborne pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 10.8% to 11.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 440 to 460.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Pharmacy Three Rivers’ share of searches among Gisborne pharmacies in New Zealand held steady at 6.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 260.

## Top Gisborne pharmacies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, both Gordon's Pharmacy and Pharmacy Three Rivers showed up in all three answers. Pharmacy Three Rivers was listed before Gordon's Pharmacy 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 | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy Three Rivers | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Pharmacy 53 | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Gordon's Pharmacy | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Horouta Pharmacy | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Sean Shivnan Pharmacy | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about Gisborne pharmacies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which pharmacy should I shop at in Gisborne, New Zealand?": 1. Pharmacy 53, 2. Pharmacy Three Rivers, 3. Gordon's Pharmacy
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pharmacies in Gisborne, New Zealand?": 1. Pharmacy 53, 2. Sean Shivnan Pharmacy, 3. Pharmacy Three Rivers, 4. Gordon's Pharmacy, 5. Horouta Pharmacy
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pharmacy in Gisborne, New Zealand for prescriptions?": 1. Pharmacy Three Rivers, 2. Horouta Pharmacy, 3. Gordon's Pharmacy

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Gisborne pharmacies in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Pharmacy Three Rivers gained share of searches among Gisborne pharmacies in New Zealand, from 5.4% to 6.4%.

## How has branded search for Gordon's Pharmacy and Pharmacy Three Rivers changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Gordon's Pharmacy estimated searches | Gordon's Pharmacy Share of Search | Gordon's Pharmacy rank | Pharmacy Three Rivers estimated searches | Pharmacy Three Rivers Share of Search | Pharmacy Three Rivers rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 440 | 10.8% | 4 | 260 | 6.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 660 | 12.8% | 3 | 320 | 6.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 410 | 10.1% | 4 | 320 | 7.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 430 | 12% | 4 | 210 | 5.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 460 | 11% | 4 | 260 | 6.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 430 | 10.7% | 3 | 260 | 6.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 430 | 10.9% | 3 | 210 | 5.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 360 | 9.1% | 4 | 210 | 5.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 420 | 10.5% | 4 | 260 | 6.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 550 | 12.5% | 4 | 210 | 4.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 440 | 11.4% | 4 | 210 | 5.4% | 5 |
| Oct 2026 | 460 | 11.4% | 4 | 260 | 6.4% | 5 |

## How are Gordon's Pharmacy’s and Pharmacy Three Rivers’ branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gordon's Pharmacy’s and Pharmacy Three Rivers’ 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's Pharmacy**: Measured on the search terms “gordon's pharmacy”, “gordon's pharmacy gisborne”, “gordons pharmacy”, “gordons pharmacy gisborne” and “gordons pharmacy jobs”, summed into one figure.
- **Pharmacy Three Rivers**: Measured on the search term “pharmacy three rivers”.

- [Gordon's Pharmacy profile](/demand/nz/brands/gordon-s-pharmacy)
- [Pharmacy Three Rivers profile](/demand/nz/brands/pharmacy-three-rivers)
- [All Gisborne pharmacies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/gisborne/pharmacies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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's Pharmacy or Pharmacy Three Rivers more popular in search?

In October 2026, Gordon's Pharmacy had more branded searches than Pharmacy Three Rivers among Gisborne pharmacies in New Zealand. Gordon's Pharmacy had about 460 branded searches, while Pharmacy Three Rivers had 260. Gordon's Pharmacy made up 11.4% of all Gisborne pharmacy searches we track, and Pharmacy Three Rivers accounted for 6.4%.

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