AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Smalls AI shopping shelf share

🐾 Pet Supplies · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#9

Pet Supplies · US

#8 #9

Shelf-share

1.6%

of US answers

2.7% 1.6%

Sentiment

83%

positive

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

Who's on the pet supplies shelf

1 Purina
18.4%
2 Hill's
7.5%
3 The Farmer's Dog
7.2%
4 Litter-Robot
5.3%
5 KONG
4.8%
6 Ollie
4.0%
⋯
9 Smalls
1.6%

The shoppers Smalls wins

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

Where Smalls wins the journey

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

Awareness

#9

2.1%

Research

#15

0.8%

Comparison

#5

5.4%

Validation

#17

0.7%

Purchase

#30

0.7%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
2.2%
Google AI Mode
1.6%

What AI says about Smalls

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

83% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed premium

100% premium

“Weighing a Fresh-Food Subscription:** Fresh-food subscriptions (like Smalls, Cat Person, or Nom Nom) are naturally high in moisture (around 70–80% water), making them phenomenal for urinary health by keeping her thoro...”

Google AI Mode

“Pet Supermarket +1 * Weighing a fresh-food subscription (e.g., Smalls, Cat Person, etc.): Fresh commercial cat foods are phenomenal for hydration and protein quality, making them great for urinary health.”

Google AI Mode

“Fresh-Food Subscriptions ( _Smalls_ , _Nom Nom_ ):** Excellent for urinary health because they feature high moisture content (around 75%–80%) and real meat protein with controlled mineral ash levels.”

Google AI Mode

“Smalls * Suggested Action Plan for Your Apartment 1.”

Google AI Mode

Products AI names

The specific Smalls items the engines put in front of US shoppers.

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Smalls.

How to read this

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

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