REI Co-op
When Washington shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about running shoes, 1 of 30 answers name REI Co-op. #8 of 34 local running stores; AI names Road Runner Sports in 19.
- ChatGPT0 of 10
- Perplexity1 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Road Runner Sports, 19 of 30
Asked on 30 October 2026REI Co-op
- 4.2 · 960 Google reviews
- 201 M St NE, Washington, DC 20002
- Running
- rei.com
More Google reviews than 91% of the running stores in Washington. 9 running stores here are named at least once.
What AI answers instead
A shopper asks Google AI Mode: “best running store in Washington”. The answer names:
- Pacers Running
- Fleet Feet Adams Morgan
- PR Run & Walk
REI Co-op 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 REI Co-op or links its site.
- best running store in Washington
- where to buy running shoes in Washington
- running shoe store in Washington with gait analysis
- trail running shoe store in Washington
- where to buy Hoka shoes in Washington
- local running shop in Washington with group runs
- best place to buy running gear in Washington
- running store in Washington with online ordering
- affordable running shoes in Washington, where should I buy them
- which local shop in Washington 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.
- Nordstrom Rack1 of 30 · ★ 4.1 · 1,558 reviews
- Road Runner Sports19 of 30 · ★ 4.6 · 1,072 reviews
- Pacers Running16 of 30 · ★ 4.6 · 351 reviews
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