AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season
🏃 Fitness & Outdoor · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026
Standing
#29
Fitness & Outdoor · US
Shelf-share
0.5%
of US answers
Sentiment
100%
positive
No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.
The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where Saucony ranks best.
Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.
Awareness
#21
0.9%
Research
—
not surfaced
Comparison
#30
0.4%
Validation
#14
1.6%
Purchase
#29
0.6%
Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.
Sentiment
100% positive · no negative mentions
Price framing
framed mid
30% budget, 60% mid, 10% premium
“Current 2026 beginner guides consistently highlight models from Brooks, HOKA, Saucony, ASICS, and New Balance.”
ChatGPT
“(Fleet Feet) - You want something lighter and versatile: Saucony Ride 18.”
ChatGPT
“Saucony Omni** Built specifically for heavy overpronation control, the Omni line balances a supportive stability frame with responsive foam to keep your stride smooth and steady from heel strike to toe-off.”
Google AI Mode
“If you want one versatile women’s running shoe, I’d start with the Brooks Ghost 17/18 or Saucony Ride 19.”
ChatGPT
The specific Saucony items the engines put in front of US shoppers.
Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Saucony.
Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as Saucony, relative to the rest.
Saucony on other shelves
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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with Saucony.