AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season
🏃 Fitness & Outdoor · 🇦🇺 AU · updated 12 Oct 2026
Standing
#2
Fitness & Outdoor · AU
Shelf-share
5.9%
of AU answers
Sentiment
93%
positive
No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.
The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where Asics ranks best.
Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.
Awareness
#1
7.3%
Research
#8
2.6%
Comparison
#5
5.2%
Validation
#2
6.2%
Purchase
#1
7.0%
Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.
Sentiment
93% positive · no negative mentions
Price framing
framed premium
4% budget, 38% mid, 58% premium
“The community-favorite running shoes frequently recommended for Australian runners include: ASICS Gel-Kayano Series (e.g., Kayano 31) Best for: Heavy stability and overpronators.”
Google AI Mode
“ASICS Novablast Series (e.g., Novablast 5/6) Best for: Lightweight, bouncy daily training.”
Google AI Mode
“Best overall: ASICS Novablast 5** This would be my default recommendation for most Australian runners.”
ChatGPT
“(My WordPress) **2.”
ChatGPT
The specific Asics items the engines put in front of AU shoppers.
Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Asics.
Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as Asics, relative to the rest.
Asics on other shelves
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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with Asics.