AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Meindl AI shopping shelf share

🏃 Fitness & Outdoor · 🇬🇧 UK · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#15

Fitness & Outdoor · UK

#17 #15

Shelf-share

1.7%

of UK answers

1.7% 1.7%

Sentiment

100%

positive

No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.

Who's on the fitness & outdoor shelf

1 Gymshark
5.9%
2 Sweaty Betty
5.8%
3 Brooks
5.8%
4 Adanola
5.5%
5 HOKA
5.4%
6 WalkingPad
4.3%
⋯
15 Meindl
1.7%

The shoppers Meindl wins

The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where Meindl ranks best.

Where Meindl wins the journey

Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.

Awareness

#13

1.9%

Research

#44

0.3%

Comparison

#8

3.9%

Validation

#24

1.0%

Purchase

#28

0.8%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
0.3%
Google AI Mode
2.8%

What AI says about Meindl

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

100% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed premium

40% mid, 60% premium

“Wild Walking UK +1 Wide Fit Tip:** Look for brands known for generous toe boxes or dedicated wide fittings, such as Keen or Meindl .”

Google AI Mode

“Meindl Power Walker 2.0 (Comfort Fit) Why it’s great: Meindl’s _Comfort Fit_ range is specifically designed with extra width in the forefoot and a much broader standing base.”

Google AI Mode

“Meindl or Lowa wide-fit hiking boots - Better if you do muddy, uneven coastal paths.”

ChatGPT

“Meindl offers dedicated wide lasts through their Comfort-fit range.”

Google AI Mode

Products AI names

The specific Meindl items the engines put in front of UK shoppers.

  • Comfort-Fit series 0.2%
  • Bhutan Mid GTX 0.2%
  • Comfort Fit Series (Meran, Journey GTX) 0.2%
  • Mondello Mid GTX 0.2%
  • Comfort Fit series boot 0.1%
  • Comfort-Fit range 0.1%
  • Journey Mid GTX 0.1%
  • Rapide GTX 0.1%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Meindl.

How to read this

Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as Meindl, relative to the rest.

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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with Meindl.