--- title: "Lotte Plaza Market vs Seafood City: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Lotte Plaza Market or Seafood City more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Asian grocery stores set in the United States. 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/us/compare/lotte-plaza-vs-seafood-city" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lotte Plaza Market vs Seafood City: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Lotte Plaza Market or Seafood City more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Asian grocery stores set in the United States. 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**: Lotte Plaza Market and Seafood City - **Competitive set**: Asian grocery stores - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Lotte Plaza Market Share of Search**: 1.4% - **Seafood City Share of Search**: 5.8% ## Is Lotte Plaza Market or Seafood City more popular in search? - In September 2026, Seafood City had more branded searches than Lotte Plaza Market among Asian grocery stores in the United States. Seafood City had about 165,000 branded searches, while Lotte Plaza Market had 40,500. Seafood City made up 5.8% of all Asian grocery store searches we track, and Lotte Plaza Market accounted for 1.4%. - Seafood City was ahead of Lotte Plaza Market in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lotte Plaza Market’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States moved from 1.5% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Seafood City’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States moved from 4.2% to 5.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 165K. ## Top Asian grocery stores in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Seafood City was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Lotte Plaza Market did not appear in any of the 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | H Mart | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Weee! | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | 99 Ranch Market | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Seafood City | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Patel Brothers | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Zion Market | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Lotte Plaza Market | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Uwajimaya | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Asian grocery stores - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best Asian supermarket chain in the US?": 1. H Mart, 2. 99 Ranch Market, 3. Mitsuwa Marketplace, 4. Seafood City, 5. Patel Brothers - Asked ChatGPT "Where's the best place to buy Korean and Japanese groceries?": 1. Mitsuwa Marketplace, 2. Weee! - Asked ChatGPT "Is there a good Asian grocery delivery service?": 1. Weee!, 2. H Mart Not named in any answer: Zion Market, Lotte Plaza Market and Uwajimaya. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States Asian grocery stores in September 2026? - In September 2026, Seafood City lost share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States, from 8.3% to 5.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lotte Plaza Market in the United States fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lotte Plaza Market estimated searches | Lotte Plaza Market Share of Search | Lotte Plaza Market rank | Seafood City estimated searches | Seafood City Share of Search | Seafood City rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 1.5% | 8 | 135K | 4.2% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 1.4% | 8 | 135K | 3.7% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 1.6% | 8 | 165K | 4.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 2.5% | 6 | 135K | 3.8% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 110K | 3.6% | 4 | 110K | 3.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 110K | 3.1% | 5 | 135K | 3.8% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 3.3% | 6 | 135K | 4.9% | 3 | | May 2026 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | 135K | 4.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | 135K | 4.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | 165K | 5.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | 246K | 8.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | 165K | 5.8% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lotte Plaza Market’s and Seafood City’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. - **Lotte Plaza Market**: Measured on the search term “lotte plaza”. - **Seafood City**: Measured on the search term “seafood city supermarket”. - [Lotte Plaza Market profile](/demand/us/brands/lotte-plaza) - [Seafood City profile](/demand/us/brands/seafood-city) - [All Asian grocery stores in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-asian-grocery-stores): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Lotte Plaza Market or Seafood City more popular in search? In September 2026, Seafood City had more branded searches than Lotte Plaza Market among Asian grocery stores in the United States. Seafood City had about 165,000 branded searches, while Lotte Plaza Market had 40,500. Seafood City made up 5.8% of all Asian grocery store searches we track, and Lotte Plaza Market accounted for 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lotte Plaza Market vs Seafood City: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/lotte-plaza-vs-seafood-city This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/lotte-plaza-vs-seafood-city. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.