PetSmart
When Chicago shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about pet food, none of the 30 answers names PetSmart. #15 of 44 local pet stores; AI names Liz's Pet Shop in 18.
- ChatGPT0 of 10
- Perplexity0 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Liz's Pet Shop, 18 of 30
Asked on 29 October 2026PetSmart
- 4.3 · 1,799 Google reviews
- 2665 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 · 5 locations
- Pets
- petsmart.com
More Google reviews than 98% of the pet stores in Chicago. Yet AI names 18 other pet stores here, Liz's Pet Shop first, with 324 reviews.
What AI answers instead
A shopper asks ChatGPT: “best pet store in Chicago”. The answer names:
- Liz's Pet Shop
- Your Best Friend Pet Supply
- Sprocket & Stone
- Ruff Haus Pets
PetSmart is not in it, or in any of the other 29 answers.
The 10 questions we asked
Each asked in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. A tick: at least one answer to it names PetSmart or links its site.
- best pet store in Chicago
- where to buy healthy dog food in Chicago
- natural pet food store in Chicago
- where to buy raw dog food in Chicago
- independent pet supply shop in Chicago
- pet store in Chicago with local delivery
- best place to buy dog treats in Chicago
- where to buy grain-free cat food in Chicago
- pet boutique in Chicago with an online shop
- which local pet store in Chicago has the best food selection
What AI finds on petsmart.com
A free check of the store's home page, robots.txt and llms.txt, on 3 November 2026. These are the signals AI assistants read first.
- Store details in structured dataName, address and hours in a form AI reads directly.
- Products in structured dataNo Product data on the home page: AI cannot see what the store sells or for how much.
- Ratings in structured dataNo rating or review data: AI leans on other sites to judge the store.
- Open to AI assistantsrobots.txt lets the AI crawlers in.
- llms.txtA plain summary for AI assistants.
- Secure site (HTTPS)Opens over HTTPS.
Stores like it that AI names
Close in Google rating and reviews.
- Target1 of 30 · ★ 4.2 · 2,935 reviews
- Pet Supplies Plus5 of 30 · ★ 4.6 · 1,445 reviews
- Jules Pet Shop4 of 30 · ★ 4.5 · 790 reviews
Nearby, in 60647
Other pet stores with the same ZIP code.
- Kriser's Natural Pet10 of 30 AI answers
- Squeaky Bea’s7 of 30 AI answers
- Jules Pet Shop4 of 30 AI answers
- Karomi Pet Photo & Boutique0 of 30 AI answers
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