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The most visible DIY stores in Romania, October 2026

October 2026 · 30 questions asked from Romania in Romanian and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 240 answers read

Leader

Dedeman

66%of answers name it

Most cited source

dedeman.ro

106citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

They agree

Every engine names the same top three.

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Dedeman RO New entry 59 , range 51–66
59
  • : score 59 · #1
 66% 26% First reading
2 Leroy Merlin FR New entry 52 , range 47–59
52
  • : score 52 · #2
 59% 21% First reading
3 Hornbach DE New entry 45 , range 41–49
45
  • : score 45 · #3
 49% 15% First reading
4 Brico Depot FR New entry 40 , range 36–45
40
  • : score 40 · #4
 41% 11% First reading
5 Mathaus RO New entry 30 , range 17–34
30
  • : score 30 · #5
 19% 8% First reading
6 eMAG RO New entry 10 , range 7–27
10
  • : score 10 · #6
 10% 5% First reading
7 Arabesque RO New entry 9 , range 6–23
9
  • : score 9 · #7
 11% 3% First reading
8 MAM Bricolaj RO New entry 7 , range 4–16
7
  • : score 7 · #8
 7% 4% First reading
9 Complex Comercial de Bricolaj Obor RO New entry 3 , range 2–6
3
  • : score 3 · #9
 2% 1% None First reading
10 Vindem-ieftin.ro RO New entry 3 , range 1–6
3
  • : score 3 · #10
 2% 1% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 bricoretail.ro Media 3.3% 3 of 4 2 2
2Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
3Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
4Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
5Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
6Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
7 casalapunct.ro Media 0.8% 1 of 4 2 0
8Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
9Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
10 amazingarchitecture.com Media 0.4% 1 of 4 1 0

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
ce magazin are materiale bune pentru proiecte de bricolaj acasă? Romanian Hornbach
unde găsesc unelte și consumabile pentru renovarea unei camere? Romanian Brico Depot
ce magazin de bricolaj are tot ce-mi trebuie pentru reparații prin casă? Romanian Dedeman
unde pot cumpăra materiale pentru proiecte de grădinărit și amenajare? Romanian Hornbach and Leroy Merlin, tied
cum aleg vopseaua potrivită pentru pereții unei camere? Romanian No brand recommended
de unde cumpăr toate piesele necesare ca să repar o țeavă care curge? Romanian Brico Depot, Dedeman, Depozit-Online, eMAG, Hornbach and Leroy Merlin, tied
cum găsesc uneltele potrivite pentru montarea unui raft? Romanian Brico Depot, Dedeman and eMAG, tied
cum cumpăr materiale pentru bricolaj fără să merg în mai multe magazine? Romanian Dedeman and Leroy Merlin, tied
amenajez o grădină mică și caut materiale ușor de montat. Romanian Dala clip WPC 300 × 300 × 20 mm, Dedeman, Forest COM SRL Slobozia, Hornbach, KONSTA, Plasă de umbrire 180 g/mp 3 × 3 m and Primacor, tied
locuiesc într-o zonă rurală și caut un magazin cu livrare de materiale voluminoase. Romanian Mathaus

Each engine's top three

Method

Each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

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