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DKNY

dkny.com · Retail

Ranked 1,366 of 2,047 companies in the study

29Overall score
  • Visibility0
  • Citations0
  • Sentiment50
  • Site quality73
  • AI readiness64
What this means for DKNY

AI assistants do not name DKNY in any of the 60 answers to market-related questions, while companies such as Theory, Calvin Klein, and Michael Kors are named. DKNY's overall score is 29 out of 100, ranking 1,366th of 2,047 companies in the study. Its website passes 9 out of 14 technical checks for AI tool readiness.

We asked 15 unbranded questions about the retail market: none named DKNY. AI assistants named it in none of 60 answers. The typical retail company is named in 6.7% of answers. By how often it is named, DKNY ranks 503 of 640 in its sector.

Named fewer than three times in total. Read this as a sign that AI assistants rarely bring this company up, not as an exact comparison with its rivals.

Named by AI in
0.0%
0 of 60 answers
Share of mentions
0.0%
compared with 5 rivals
AI readiness
9/14
technical checks passed. Typical for its sector: 3
Rank in its sector
440 of 640
by overall score, where the typical retail company scores 34
How DKNY compares with all 2,047 companies

Every dot is a company in the study. Hover one to see it; click to open its report.

This companySame sectorEvery other companyNever named

What makes up the score

Five parts, each scored out of 100.

Visibility
0

How often AI assistants name the company

Citations
0

How often AI uses the company's own website as a source

Sentiment
50

How positively AI describes the company

Site quality
73

How well built the website's own pages are

AI readiness
64

How easily AI tools can read and use the website

Visibility is calculated from the answers on this page. How the score is built.

Compared with retail

640 companies in this sector. The line on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score29
Ranks 440 of 640. Typical company: 34
Named in answers0%
Ranks 503 of 640. Typical company: 7%
AI readiness64
Ranks 9 of 640. Typical company: 29
What OpenAI actually said

The company is not named in this answer

“What price range should you expect for contemporary crossbody and satchel bags?”

Here’s a concise guide to what you can expect to pay for contemporary crossbody and satchel bags (U.S. dollars):

Price tiers (typical ranges)

Budget / fast-fashion: $20–$75

Nylon, faux leather, basic hardware, mass-produced (e.g., fast-fashion retailers).

Affordable / high-street: $75–$250

Better construction, synthetic leathers or lower-grade genuine leather, more design detail (brands like Coach Factory, Kate Spade Outlet-level pieces, Fossil entry models).

Mid-range / contemporary designer: $250–$700

Higher-quality leather, solid hardware, better linings and construction …

The AI’s answer as we received it, shortened and not checked for accuracy.

Named instead
Theory1Calvin Klein1Michael Kors1Rebecca Minkoff1
Share of mentions

How the mentions in these answers were split between this company and its rivals

Calvin Klein
25.0%
Michael Kors
25.0%
Theory
25.0%
Rebecca Minkoff
25.0%
DKNY
0.0%
Ann Taylor
0.0%
Which AI assistants named the company

Answers naming it, out of answers received

Claude
0/15
Gemini
0/15
OpenAI
0/15
Perplexity
0/15
Ready for AI agents

What this website publishes for an AI agent to read, use and buy from, on a scale of six levels.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5

Level 1: Basic web presence. Two of robots.txt, a sitemap and Link headers are in place.

To reach level 2:
  • Content Signals
Can an AI agent buy here?

Yes. DKNY publishes a UCP profile, a file that tells an AI agent how to buy, and it includes checkout.

  • UCPPublished
  • ACPNot present
  • AP2Not present
  • x402Not present
  • MPPNot present

The page also offers an agent tools inside the browser: add to cart, proceed to checkout, update cart lines.

The shop runs on Shopify.

Show every check, for your technical team
Discoverability
73 of 100
  • robots.txtPartly met

    Publish a valid robots.txt with crawl rules and a Sitemap line.

    study: 92.0%
  • SitemapPassed

    An XML sitemap listing the pages, ideally referenced from robots.txt.

    study: 86.8%
  • Link headersNot met

    Send Link headers such as rel="api-catalog" or rel="describedby" on the homepage.

    study: 0.3%
  • DNS for AI DiscoveryNot present

    Advertise agent endpoints with SVCB records under _agents.

    study: 5.5%
Content accessibility
50 of 100
  • Markdown negotiationNot met

    Return a markdown version when asked with Accept: text/markdown, for example at the CDN.

    study: 1.9%
  • llms.txtPassed

    An llms.txt that tells language models what the site offers.

    study: 25.1%
Bot access control
32 of 100
  • AI bot rulesPartly met

    Add explicit robots.txt groups for the main AI crawlers.

    study: 93.4%
  • Content SignalsNot met

    Add a Content-Signal line for search, ai-input and ai-train to robots.txt.

    study: 1.4%
  • Web Bot AuthNot present

    Only relevant if you run your own agents or crawlers: publish a signing key directory.

    study: 0.2%
APIs, auth and MCP
27 of 100
  • API CatalogNot met

    List public APIs in a linkset at /.well-known/api-catalog.

    study: 0.3%
  • OAuth discoveryPassed

    OpenID Connect or OAuth metadata agents can use to sign in.

    study: 11.8%
  • OAuth Protected ResourcePassed

    Metadata telling agents which authorization server to use.

    study: 10.3%
  • auth.mdNot met

    Publish an auth.md describing how agents sign in.

    study: 0.0%
  • MCP Server CardNot met

    Offer an MCP server and publish its server card under /.well-known.

    study: 0.2%
  • A2A Agent CardNot met

    Publish an agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json.

    study: 0.1%
  • Agent SkillsNot met

    Publish a skills index with the main tasks agents can do.

    study: 0.2%
  • WebMCPPassed

    Tools registered in the browser through navigator.modelContext.

    study: 33.7%
  • ARD manifestNot met

    Publish an ai-catalog.json listing every agent interface.

    study: 0.1%

Score 44 of 100 · 100% of checks could run · checked on October 5, 2026 · www.dkny.com · 2,047 companies scanned

See how every company did, and how this was measured.

The checks behind the AI readiness score

9 of 14 passed. This list is for your technical team. The percentage is how many companies in the study pass each check.

These 14 checks ran during the audit and are what the AI readiness part of the overall score counts. The scan above ran later and is stricter on Link headers and Markdown, so a check can pass here and not there.

Show the 14 checks
Discoverability
  • Passedrobots.txt publishedstudy: 85.0%
  • PassedXML sitemapstudy: 73.2%
  • PassedHTTP Link headers (RFC 8288)study: 29.0%
Content Accessibility
  • PassedMarkdown content negotiationstudy: 8.3%
  • Passedllms.txt publishedstudy: 21.7%
  • PassedToken budget (page weight)study: 95.2%
Bot Access Control
  • Not metExplicit AI bot rulesstudy: 13.0%
API / Auth / MCP
  • Not metAPI Catalog (.well-known/api-catalog)study: 0.2%
  • PassedOAuth Authorization Server discoverystudy: 10.1%
  • PassedOAuth Protected Resource discoverystudy: 9.3%
  • Not metMCP Server Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • Not metA2A Agent Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • PassedWebMCP toolsstudy: 4.2%
  • Not metAgent Skills declaredstudy: 0.0%
What AI crawlers may read (robots.txt)

This website sets no rules for any AI crawler by name, like 84% of the websites whose rules we could read. Every AI crawler follows its general rules.

Training AI
  • GPTBotpartly
  • ClaudeBotpartly
  • Anthropic-AIpartly
  • Google-Extendedpartly
  • Applebot-Extendedpartly
  • Meta-ExternalAgentpartly
  • FacebookBotpartly
  • Bytespiderpartly
  • CCBotpartly
  • Diffbotpartly
  • Omgilibotpartly
AI search
  • OAI-SearchBotpartly
  • Claude-SearchBotpartly
  • PerplexityBotpartly
  • Applebotpartly
  • Amazonbotpartly
  • YouBotpartly
Answering questions
  • ChatGPT-Userpartly
  • Claude-Userpartly
  • Perplexity-Userpartly
  • DuckAssistBotpartly
  • MistralAI-Userpartly

Read from the website’s own rules file (robots.txt). An asterisk marks a crawler the file names. The rest follow its general rules. “Partly” means only some pages are blocked.

Websites the AI used as sources

How many times each website was listed as a source in these answers

whowhatwear.com
29
justdial.com
17
marieclaire.com
15
businessinsider.com
15
macys.com
10
reddit.com
10
vogue.com
9
harpersbazaar.com
8
youtube.com
7
aol.com
7

In the study as US retailers: listed as a retailer in Wikidata, a public database, and among the websites Cloudflare Radar ranks as visited.

Every question, and where the company came up (0 of 15)
QuestionOpenAIClaudePerplexityGemini
  • What price range should you expect for contemporary crossbody and satchel bags?
  • How can you prevent color fading in modern clothing fabrics?
  • Where can you find stylish yet affordable accessories in the contemporary fashion space?
  • How do prices of versatile wardrobe staples in contemporary fashion compare to luxury pieces?
  • What are alternatives to structured blazers for a polished office look?
  • Tips for getting a tailored fit with off-the-rack blazers for the office?
  • What’s the difference between high-rise wide leg pants and regular fit pants?
  • Is it worth investing in premium contemporary fashion basics?
  • Best substitutes for compression flare pants that offer both comfort and style?
  • Must-have fall essentials for a modern, stylish closet?
  • How does contemporary fashion differ from classic or fast fashion styles?
  • How to style a button-front vest for both professional and casual settings?
  • What are the best layering pieces for transitioning from work to weekend outfits?
  • What are the best contemporary fashion brands for versatile wardrobe staples?
  • Are mid-tier designer accessories a good value for everyday use?
named the companyanswered without naming itdid not answer

Columns, left to right: OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini. The AI assistants often disagree. Across the study, on 40% of the questions where a company is named, only one of the four names it.

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