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asics gel

Worth a look

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 8% of clicks), but weak search conversion (0.2%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 95Growth 33Conversion 3Competition 98Returns 28Price range 43Avg price 78Brand share 3Review moat 43Quality gap 42

Competition

Incredible8%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Market size

Incredible$2.3M

$2.3M/yr · 11.3M searches

Avg price

Great$90.78

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Okay2,197.4

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay$8.98–$206.25

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+6.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Returns

Okay5.6%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad0.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Bad99%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (8% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

286

Top-5 brand share

99%

Open market

1%

  • ASICS73%
  • Brooks14%
  • Saucony10%
  • ANTA1%
  • Under Armour1%
  • New Balance1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 1%)

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%1%$23K2%$45K3%$68K4%$91K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 372 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — +6.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
300K200KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Comfort-Overall35%

“Comfortable shoe”

Size-Overall15%

“Shoes fit well”

Exercise/Sports Suitability9%

“good for walking”

Value For Money6%

“Reasonably priced”

Quality-Overall5%

“Great product as usual”

Heel Support4%

“The support of the heel is good for him”

Cushion3%

“Great cushioning”

Durability3%

“They are durable”

Weight Light2%

“Lightweight don't slip”

Color2%

“Love the color”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall20%

“the shoe was too short”

Durability9%

“Falling apart”

Quality-Overall7%

“Not well made”

Comfort-Overall6%

“Not very comfortable”

Feet Fit5%

“narrow toe box”

Pain Relief-Overall3%

“hurts your feet”

Product Condition3%

“Not brand new”

Cushion2%

“No padding in the shoe”

Arch Support2%

“No arch”

Width2%

“Not the width Im used to”

Top return reasons

Feet Fit26%
Size-Overall24%
Width13%
Length12%
Color6%
Comfort-Overall4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Cushion2%
Shape/Style1%
Product Condition1%