REI
When Chicago shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about running shoes, 1 of 30 answers name REI. #10 of 45 local running stores; AI names Fleet Feet in 28.
- ChatGPT1 of 10
- Perplexity0 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Fleet Feet, 28 of 30
Asked on 29 October 2026REI
- 4.4 · 1,020 Google reviews
- 905 W Eastman St, Chicago, IL 60642
- Running
- rei.com
More Google reviews than 98% of the running stores in Chicago. 12 running stores here are named at least once.
What AI said about it
“Best for layering and outdoor accessories: technical jackets, weather-resistant clothing, hydration gear, and other equipment.”ChatGPT · 29 October 2026
The 10 questions we asked
Each asked in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. A tick: at least one answer to it names REI or links its site.
- best running store in Chicago
- where to buy running shoes in Chicago
- running shoe store in Chicago with gait analysis
- trail running shoe store in Chicago
- where to buy Hoka shoes in Chicago
- local running shop in Chicago with group runs
- best place to buy running gear in Chicago
- running store in Chicago with online ordering
- affordable running shoes in Chicago, where should I buy them
- which local shop in Chicago has the best running shoe selection
What AI finds on rei.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.
rei.com did not open for us on 3 November 2026. If AI assistants cannot open it either, they cannot read it.
Stores like it that AI names
Close in Google rating and reviews.
- Road Runner Sports9 of 30 · ★ 4.7 · 968 reviews
- Fleet Feet28 of 30 · ★ 4.5 · 562 reviews
- DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse1 of 30 · ★ 4.2 · 576 reviews
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