AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Royal Canin AI shopping shelf share

🐾 Pet Supplies · 🇬🇧 UK · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#3

Pet Supplies · UK

#2 #3

Shelf-share

5.3%

of UK answers

7.1% 5.3%

Sentiment

82%

positive

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

Who's on the pet supplies shelf

1 Butternut Box
8.4%
2 KONG
6.0%
3 Royal Canin
5.3%
4 Purina
4.8%
5 Harringtons
4.2%
6 Hill's
4.0%

The shoppers Royal Canin wins

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

Where Royal Canin wins the journey

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

Awareness

#4

7.1%

Research

#3

3.8%

Comparison

#2

6.6%

Validation

#1

11.5%

Purchase

#5

4.0%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
7.3%
Google AI Mode
5.8%

What AI says about Royal Canin

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

82% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed premium

7% budget, 34% mid, 59% premium

“Royal Canin Aging / Veterinary Mobility Support (Dry/Wet) Joint Support: Industry-leading therapeutic options.”

Google AI Mode

“Formulas like Royal Canin Mobility contain specialized nutrients like hydrolyzed collagen and green-lipped mussel extract for cartilage support.”

Google AI Mode

“🥈 Royal Canin Mini Puppy — particularly sensible if your Cockapoo will be small and you want a food designed around smaller mouths.”

ChatGPT

“Royal Canin Mature/Maxi Ageing wet food — worth considering, particularly if your vet is already involved with your dog's senior care.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

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

  • Urinary S/O 1.4%
  • Urinary Care 1.2%
  • Veterinary Diet Urinary SO 0.3%
  • Mini Puppy 0.2%
  • Urinary 0.2%
  • Ageing/Mature 0.2%
  • Veterinary Gastrointestinal 0.2%
  • Urinary Care Wet Cat Food 0.2%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Royal Canin.

How to read this

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

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