--- title: "Stevens vs The Homestore: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Stevens or The Homestore more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kitchenware 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/stevens-vs-the-homestore" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Stevens vs The Homestore: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Stevens or The Homestore more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kitchenware 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**: Stevens and The Homestore - **Competitive set**: Kitchenware retailers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Stevens Share of Search**: 0.16% - **The Homestore Share of Search**: 0.49% ## Is Stevens or The Homestore more popular in search? - In September 2026, The Homestore had more branded searches than Stevens among kitchenware retailers in New Zealand. The Homestore had about 1,900 branded searches, while Stevens had 630. The Homestore made up 0.49% of all kitchenware retailer searches we track, and Stevens accounted for 0.16%. - The Homestore was ahead of Stevens in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stevens’ share of searches among kitchenware retailers in New Zealand moved from 0.08% to 0.16%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 310 to 630. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Homestore’s share of searches among kitchenware retailers in New Zealand moved from 0.42% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.9K. ## Top kitchenware retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, The Homestore was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Stevens was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. The Homestore was listed before Stevens in two out of three answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Briscoes Homeware | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | The Homestore | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Stevens | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Milly's Kitchen | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Kitchen Things | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about kitchenware retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Which kitchenware retailer should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. Briscoes Homeware, 2. The Homestore, 3. Milly's Kitchen - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best kitchenware retailers in New Zealand?": 1. Briscoes Homeware, 2. Stevens, 3. Kitchen Things, 4. Milly's Kitchen - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best kitchenware retailer in New Zealand for cookware and tools?": 1. The Homestore, 2. Briscoes Homeware - Searched Google, AI Overview "kitchen shop nz": 1. The Homestore - Searched Google, AI Overview "homeware stores nz": named none of the brands we track Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand kitchenware retailers in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Stevens in New Zealand rose 103.2% over 12 measured months, from 310 to 630 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Homestore in New Zealand rose 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Stevens estimated searches | Stevens Share of Search | Stevens rank | The Homestore estimated searches | The Homestore Share of Search | The Homestore rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 310 | 0.08% | 5 | 1.6K | 0.42% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 440 | 0.08% | 5 | 1.9K | 0.34% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 530 | 0.08% | 5 | 3.6K | 0.52% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 350 | 0.08% | 5 | 2.4K | 0.53% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 240 | 0.08% | 5 | 1.6K | 0.51% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 290 | 0.09% | 5 | 1.9K | 0.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 350 | 0.08% | 5 | 1.9K | 0.41% | 3 | | May 2026 | 360 | 0.09% | 5 | 2.4K | 0.6% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 440 | 0.12% | 5 | 1.9K | 0.51% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 530 | 0.11% | 5 | 2.4K | 0.51% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 630 | 0.16% | 5 | 2.4K | 0.62% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 630 | 0.16% | 5 | 1.9K | 0.49% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Stevens’ and The Homestore’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. - **Stevens**: Measured on the search terms “stevens cookware” and “stevens kitchenware”, summed into one figure. - **The Homestore**: Measured on the search term “the homestore”. - [Stevens profile](/demand/nz/brands/stevens) - [The Homestore profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-homestore) - [All kitchenware retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-kitchenware-retailers): 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 Stevens or The Homestore more popular in search? In September 2026, The Homestore had more branded searches than Stevens among kitchenware retailers in New Zealand. The Homestore had about 1,900 branded searches, while Stevens had 630. The Homestore made up 0.49% of all kitchenware retailer searches we track, and Stevens accounted for 0.16%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Stevens vs The Homestore: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/stevens-vs-the-homestore This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/stevens-vs-the-homestore. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.