--- title: "Harvey Norman vs Heathcotes: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Harvey Norman or Heathcotes? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appliance and Electronics 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/harvey-norman-vs-heathcotes" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Harvey Norman vs Heathcotes: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Harvey Norman or Heathcotes? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appliance and Electronics 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**: Harvey Norman and Heathcotes - **Competitive set**: Appliance and Electronics Retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Harvey Norman Share of Search**: 12.8% - **Heathcotes Share of Search**: 0.96% ## Which is more popular in search, Harvey Norman or Heathcotes? - In August 2026, Harvey Norman had more branded searches than Heathcotes among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand. Harvey Norman was estimated to have 142K branded searches compared to Heathcotes’ 10.7K, and held a 12.8% Share of Search versus Heathcotes’ 0.96%. - Harvey Norman was ahead of Heathcotes in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Harvey Norman’s estimated Share of Search among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand moved from 15.7% to 12.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 209K to 142K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Heathcotes’ estimated Share of Search among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand moved from 0.78% to 0.96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.4K to 10.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand appliance and electronics retailers in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Harvey Norman in New Zealand fell 32.1% over 11 measured months, from 209K to 142K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Harvey Norman estimated searches | Harvey Norman Share of Search | Harvey Norman rank | Heathcotes estimated searches | Heathcotes Share of Search | Heathcotes rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 209K | 15.7% | 4 | 10.4K | 0.78% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 310K | 15.8% | 4 | 15K | 0.77% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 309K | 16.6% | 4 | 15.7K | 0.84% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 210K | 15.6% | 4 | 13.4K | 1% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 172K | 15.2% | 4 | 11K | 0.98% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 208K | 16.7% | 4 | 10.6K | 0.85% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 208K | 16.7% | 4 | 10.4K | 0.84% | 6 | | May 2026 | 208K | 17.4% | 4 | 10.7K | 0.89% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 142K | 12.8% | 4 | 12.4K | 1.1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 142K | 12.7% | 4 | 10.7K | 0.96% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 142K | 12.8% | 4 | 10.7K | 0.96% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Harvey Norman’s and Heathcotes’ 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. - **Harvey Norman**: Measured on the search terms “Harvey Norman”, “harvey norman appliances”, “harvey norman beds”, “harvey norman computers”, “harvey norman electronics”, “harvey norman furniture”, “harvey norman furniture store”, “harvey norman laptops”, “harvey norman mattresses” and “harvey norman tvs”, summed into one figure. - **Heathcotes**: Measured on the search terms “heathcotes”, “heathcotes appliances”, “heathcotes cambridge”, “heathcotes co nz”, “heathcotes near me”, “heathcotes nz”, “heathcotes online”, “heathcotes store” and “heathcotes tv”, summed into one figure. - [Harvey Norman profile](/demand/nz/brands/harvey-norman) - [Heathcotes profile](/demand/nz/brands/heathcotes) - [All appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-appliance-and-electronics-retailers): 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, Harvey Norman or Heathcotes? In August 2026, Harvey Norman had more branded searches than Heathcotes among appliance and electronics retailers in New Zealand. Harvey Norman was estimated to have 142K branded searches compared to Heathcotes’ 10.7K, and held a 12.8% Share of Search versus Heathcotes’ 0.96%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Harvey Norman vs Heathcotes: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/harvey-norman-vs-heathcotes This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/harvey-norman-vs-heathcotes. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.