Pearl & The Beast
When New York shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about candles, none of the 30 answers names Pearl & The Beast. #24 of 73 local candle shops; AI names Brooklyn Candle Studio in 20.
- ChatGPT0 of 10
- Perplexity0 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Brooklyn Candle Studio, 20 of 30
Asked on 30 October 2026Pearl & The Beast
- 4.7 · 385 Google reviews
- 22 Howard St basement, New York, NY 10013
- Candles
- pearlandthebeast.com
More Google reviews than 83% of the candle shops in New York. Yet AI names 21 other candle shops here, Brooklyn Candle Studio first, with 101 reviews.
What AI answers instead
A shopper asks ChatGPT: “where to buy handmade candles in New York”. The answer names:
- Brooklyn Candle Studio
- Blueme Fragrances
- Glow To Grow
- MBur Candle Co
Pearl & The Beast 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 Pearl & The Beast or links its site.
- best candle shop in New York
- where to buy handmade candles in New York
- local candle makers in New York
- soy candles made in New York
- candle store in New York with online ordering
- best place to buy candle gifts in New York
- luxury candles in New York
- natural candle shop in New York
- custom scented candles in New York
- which local candle shop in New York do people recommend
What AI finds on pearlandthebeast.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.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.
- Scent Elate3 of 30 · ★ 4.7 · 216 reviews
- Wick and Pour12 of 30 · ★ 4.8 · 629 reviews
- KraftStories Arts & Craft Classes1 of 30 · ★ 5.0 · 322 reviews
Nearby, in 10013
Other candle shops with the same ZIP code.
- Wick and Pour12 of 30 AI answers
- Lanterne Candle Lab10 of 30 AI answers
- CB20 of 30 AI answers
- Clic0 of 30 AI answers
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