Out of the Closet
When Columbus shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about running shoes, none of the 30 answers names Out of the Closet. #16 of 39 local running stores; AI names Fleet Feet in 23.
- ChatGPT0 of 10
- Perplexity0 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Fleet Feet, 23 of 30
Asked on 30 October 2026Out of the Closet
- 4.5 · 403 Google reviews
- 1230 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201
- Running
- outofthecloset.org
More Google reviews than 68% of the running stores in Columbus. Yet AI names 8 other running stores here, Fleet Feet first, with 694 reviews.
What AI answers instead
A shopper asks Perplexity: “best running store in Columbus”. The answer names:
- Columbus Running Company
- Fleet Feet
- Road Runner Sports
Out of the Closet 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 Out of the Closet or links its site.
- best running store in Columbus
- where to buy running shoes in Columbus
- running shoe store in Columbus with gait analysis
- trail running shoe store in Columbus
- where to buy Hoka shoes in Columbus
- local running shop in Columbus with group runs
- best place to buy running gear in Columbus
- running store in Columbus with online ordering
- affordable running shoes in Columbus, where should I buy them
- which local shop in Columbus has the best running shoe selection
What AI finds on outofthecloset.org
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.txtNo llms.txt: no short summary written for AI assistants.
- Secure site (HTTPS)Opens over HTTPS.
Stores like it that AI names
Close in Google rating and reviews.
- Foot Locker7 of 30 · ★ 4.0 · 420 reviews
- Fleet Feet23 of 30 · ★ 4.9 · 694 reviews
- Columbus Running Company15 of 30 · ★ 4.8 · 180 reviews
Nearby, in 43201
Other running stores with the same ZIP code.
- College Traditions0 of 30 AI answers
- Rogue Fitness0 of 30 AI answers
- 614Sneaker0 of 30 AI answers
- Heat Archive0 of 30 AI answers
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