REI
When Raleigh shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about running shoes, 3 of 30 answers name REI. #5 of 42 local running stores; AI names Fleet Feet in 30.
- ChatGPT2 of 10
- Perplexity1 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Fleet Feet, 30 of 30
Asked on 30 October 2026REI
- 4.5 · 703 Google reviews
- 1751 Walnut St, Cary, NC 27511 · 2 locations
- Running
- rei.com
More Google reviews than 90% of the running stores in Raleigh. 14 running stores here are named at least once.
What AI said about it
“Good alternative for outdoor footwear, trail gear and hiking equipment.”ChatGPT · 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 REI or links its site.
- best running store in Raleigh
- where to buy running shoes in Raleigh
- running shoe store in Raleigh with gait analysis
- trail running shoe store in Raleigh
- where to buy Hoka shoes in Raleigh
- local running shop in Raleigh with group runs
- best place to buy running gear in Raleigh
- running store in Raleigh with online ordering
- affordable running shoes in Raleigh, where should I buy them
- which local shop in Raleigh 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.
- Great Outdoor Provision Co.2 of 30 · ★ 4.5 · 347 reviews
- DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse1 of 30 · ★ 4.2 · 511 reviews
- Fleet Feet30 of 30 · ★ 4.9 · 984 reviews
Nearby, in 27511
Other running stores with the same ZIP code.
- DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse1 of 30 AI answers
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