AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Vibram AI shopping shelf share

🏃 Fitness & Outdoor · 🇨🇦 CA · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#43

Fitness & Outdoor · CA

#26 outside top 40

Shelf-share

0.4%

of CA answers

0.9% 0.4%

Sentiment

100%

positive

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

Who's on the fitness & outdoor shelf

1 Lululemon
11.9%
2 HOKA
5.9%
3 NordicTrack
4.8%
4 Asics
4.3%
5 UREVO
3.5%
6 Brooks
3.4%
⋯
43 Vibram
0.4%

The shoppers Vibram wins

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

Where Vibram wins the journey

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

Awareness

#26

1.2%

Research

#55

0.1%

Comparison

#32

0.7%

Validation

#35

0.8%

Purchase

#18

1.6%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
0.1%
Google AI Mode
1.7%

What AI says about Vibram

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

100% positive · no negative mentions

“Built with lightweight hiking-shoe DNA, these offer incredible arch support, cushioned EVA midsoles for low-impact walking, and specialized Vibram ice-grip soles that don't feel like heavy lead weights on your feet.”

Google AI Mode

“Look explicitly for _Vibram Arctic Grip_ , _IceFX_ , or integrated flip-cleats.”

Google AI Mode

“Vibram Arctic Grip outsoles are engineered to grip wet ice exceptionally well without needing metal spikes, keeping your knees stable because you aren't micro-tensing your muscles to avoid slipping.”

Google AI Mode

“Utilizes Vibram's advanced Arctic Grip technology with a flatter, high-surface-area sole that bites into slippery ice while retaining solid forefoot flexibility.”

Google AI Mode

Products AI names

The specific Vibram items the engines put in front of CA shoppers.

  • Arctic Grip 0.2%
  • Arctic Grip All Terrain 0.2%
  • Arctic Grip Tech 0.1%
  • Arctic Grip strap-ons 0.0%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Vibram.

Yaktrax

Black Diamond

How to read this

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

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