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title: "Red Cross Shop vs Salvation Army Family Store: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Red Cross Shop or Salvation Army Family Store? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Op shops 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Red Cross Shop vs Salvation Army Family Store: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Red Cross Shop or Salvation Army Family Store? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Op shops 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**: Red Cross Shop and Salvation Army Family Store
- **Competitive set**: Op shops
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Red Cross Shop Share of Search**: 3.2%
- **Salvation Army Family Store Share of Search**: 54.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Red Cross Shop or Salvation Army Family Store?

- In August 2026, Salvation Army Family Store had more branded searches than Red Cross Shop among op shops in New Zealand. Salvation Army Family Store was estimated to have 34.3K branded searches compared to Red Cross Shop’s 2K, and held a 54.7% Share of Search versus Red Cross Shop’s 3.2%.
- Salvation Army Family Store was ahead of Red Cross Shop in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Red Cross Shop’s estimated Share of Search among op shops in New Zealand held steady at 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.1K to 2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Salvation Army Family Store’s estimated Share of Search among op shops in New Zealand moved from 54.4% to 54.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34.5K to 34.3K.

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

Neither Red Cross Shop nor Salvation Army Family Store moved beyond provider rounding among op shops in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Red Cross Shop estimated searches | Red Cross Shop Share of Search | Red Cross Shop rank | Salvation Army Family Store estimated searches | Salvation Army Family Store Share of Search | Salvation Army Family Store rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.1K | 3.2% | 5 | 34.5K | 54.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.1K | 3.3% | 5 | 34.6K | 53.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 3.1% | 5 | 42.4K | 53.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.6K | 2.9% | 5 | 51.7K | 57.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.1K | 2.9% | 5 | 42K | 56.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.1K | 2.8% | 5 | 42K | 55.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.2K | 3% | 5 | 42.1K | 56.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2.2K | 3% | 5 | 42K | 58% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2K | 3.3% | 5 | 34.4K | 55.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.1K | 3.3% | 5 | 34.4K | 54.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2K | 3.2% | 5 | 34.3K | 54.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Red Cross Shop’s and Salvation Army Family 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.

- **Red Cross Shop**: Measured on the search terms “red cross op shop”, “red cross op shop near me”, “red cross shop”, “red cross shop donations”, “red cross shop near me”, “red cross shop online” and “redcrossshop”, summed into one figure.
- **Salvation Army Family Store**: Measured on the search terms “salvation army family store”, “salvation army family store donations”, “salvation army family store near me”, “salvation army family store new lynn”, “salvation army family store online”, “salvation army family store op shop”, “salvation army family store pick up”, “salvation army op shop”, “salvation army store” and “salvationarmyfamilystore”, summed into one figure.

- [Red Cross Shop profile](/demand/nz/brands/red-cross-shop)
- [Salvation Army Family Store profile](/demand/nz/brands/salvation-army-family-store)
- [All op shops in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-op-shops): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Red Cross Shop or Salvation Army Family Store?

In August 2026, Salvation Army Family Store had more branded searches than Red Cross Shop among op shops in New Zealand. Salvation Army Family Store was estimated to have 34.3K branded searches compared to Red Cross Shop’s 2K, and held a 54.7% Share of Search versus Red Cross Shop’s 3.2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Red Cross Shop vs Salvation Army Family Store: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/red-cross-shop-vs-salvation-army-family-store

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