Academy Sports + Outdoors
When Houston shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about running shoes, 2 of 30 answers name Academy Sports + Outdoors. #10 of 25 local running stores; AI names Fleet Feet in 28.
- ChatGPT1 of 10
- Perplexity1 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Fleet Feet, 28 of 30
Asked on 30 October 2026Academy Sports + Outdoors
- 4.3 · 3,582 Google reviews
- 2404 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77098
- Running
- academy.com
More Google reviews than any other running store in Houston. 10 running stores here are named at least once.
What AI said about it
“Academy Sports + Outdoors – Kirby — 2404 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77098; carries models such as the ASICS Gel-Venture trail-running shoes.”Perplexity · 30 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 Academy Sports + Outdoors or links its site.
- best running store in Houston
- where to buy running shoes in Houston
- running shoe store in Houston with gait analysis
- trail running shoe store in Houston
- where to buy Hoka shoes in Houston
- local running shop in Houston with group runs
- best place to buy running gear in Houston
- running store in Houston with online ordering
- affordable running shoes in Houston, where should I buy them
- which local shop in Houston has the best running shoe selection
What AI finds on academy.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 dataProducts with prices AI can quote.
- 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.
- Fleet Feet28 of 30 · ★ 4.6 · 691 reviews
- Whole Earth Provision Co.3 of 30 · ★ 4.6 · 639 reviews
- DICK'S Sporting Goods2 of 30 · ★ 3.9 · 534 reviews
Nearby, in 77098
Other running stores with the same ZIP code.
- Whole Earth Provision Co.3 of 30 AI answers
- Sneaker Summit0 of 30 AI answers
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