AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Scratch AI shopping shelf share

🐾 Pet Supplies · 🇦🇺 AU · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#11

Pet Supplies · AU

#11 #11

Shelf-share

2.3%

of AU answers

2.4% 2.3%

Sentiment

78%

positive

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

Who's on the pet supplies shelf

1 Royal Canin
8.3%
2 Hill's
7.8%
3 Lyka Pet Food
7.5%
4 Black Hawk
6.1%
5 Purina
6.0%
6 ADVANCE
5.0%
⋯
11 Scratch
2.3%

The shoppers Scratch wins

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

Where Scratch wins the journey

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

Awareness

#16

0.9%

Research

#9

2.9%

Comparison

#5

4.9%

Validation

#9

2.6%

Purchase

#10

3.0%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
2.8%
Google AI Mode
2.9%

What AI says about Scratch

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

78% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed mid

5% budget, 51% mid, 43% premium

“Scratch Single-Protein Kangaroo (Joint Support):** An Australian made/sourced grain-free option with high-protein, easily digestible novel kangaroo meat and added joint components (glucosamine, chondroitin, collagen).”

Google AI Mode

“Dry food: Scratch, Petzyo, Black Hawk, Ivory Coat, Meals for Mutts - Much easier and cheaper to feed every day.”

ChatGPT

“If you tell me your dog's weight, age, and roughly how active she is, I can calculate a much more realistic monthly fresh-vs-kibble budget in AUD, including Lyka, Petzyo, Scratch and 2–3 kibble options.”

ChatGPT

“(Reddit) - Scratch is frequently mentioned as a cheaper way to combine formats.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

The specific Scratch items the engines put in front of AU shoppers.

  • Hypoallergenic Kangaroo (Single Protein Joint Support) 0.2%
  • Omega-Rich Fish (Mackerel & Salmon) 0.2%
  • Omega-Rich Fish Dog Food 0.1%
  • Omega-Rich Fish or Hypoallergenic Kangaroo 0.1%
  • Dog Kibble 0.1%
  • Fish and Kangaroo kibble 0.1%
  • Frozen raw meals 0.1%
  • Kangaroo 0.1%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Scratch.

How to read this

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

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