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# **brooks mens walking shoes**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 46Growth 39Conversion 5Competition 98Returns 35Price range 44Avg price 79Brand share 2Review moat 49Quality gap 52

**Competition**

**Incredible****8%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Avg price**

**Great****$90.26**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.4★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Okay****1,630.59**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Okay****$250K**

$250K/yr · 709K searches

**Price range**

**Okay****$13.28–$206.25**

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

**Growth**

**Okay****+11.0%**

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

**Returns**

**Okay****4.8%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.4%**

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

**Brand share**

**Bad****99%**

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**

**11 **▲rising

**Sellers**

**194**

**Top-5 brand share**

**99%**

**Open market**

**1%**

- Saucony55% - ASICS41% - Brooks2% - New Balance1% - LUSWIN0% - ANTA0% - Open — no brand owns it (5 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%$2K2%$5K3%$7K4%$10K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 347 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Saucony Mens Guide 18 Sneaker Flint/Navy 10.5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41sloI2vfnL.jpg)**Saucony Mens Guide 18 Sneaker Flint/Navy 10.5**Saucony**$84.47**4.4★419 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D31X8P7W) [2![Saucony Mens Guide 18 Sneaker Navy/Skydiver 10](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41n-crxuLQL.jpg)**Saucony Mens Guide 18 Sneaker Navy/Skydiver 10**Saucony**$90.32**4.4★419 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D31YQHP6) [3![Saucony Mens Endorphin Shift 3 Sneaker Indigo/Black 11](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41hm+jwBWfL.jpg)**Saucony Mens Endorphin Shift 3 Sneaker Indigo/Black 11**Saucony**$106.97**4.4★1,047 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN4N939G) [4![ASICS Mens Trabuco MAX 5 Trail Running Shoes 7 Light DUST/Cacti](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31tsyepZd9L.jpg)**ASICS Mens Trabuco MAX 5 Trail Running Shoes 7 Light DUST/Cacti**ASICS**$169.03**4.3★29 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FV6RY5M6) [5![Saucony Mens Guide 18 Sneaker Black/White 10.5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41njHoVPGXL.jpg)**Saucony Mens Guide 18 Sneaker Black/White 10.5**Saucony**$83.91**4.4★419 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D31XXTQX)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![ASICS Mens Gel-Sonoma 8 GTX Running Shoes 10.5 Black/Brisket RED](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418xn5Kp4bL.jpg)**ASICS Mens Gel-Sonoma 8 GTX Running Shoes 10.5 Black/Brisket RED**ASICS**$116.18**61 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY9VK32J) [![ASICS Unisex SUPERBLAST 3 Running Shoes 11M / 12.5W Cobalt Burst/Light Orange](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/313wJchuBhL.jpg)**ASICS Unisex SUPERBLAST 3 Running Shoes 11M / 12.5W Cobalt Burst/Light Orange**ASICS**$206.25**134 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GP32DD8D) [![Saucony Womens Guide 19 Sneaker Mauve/Salmon 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vQAVYzW+L.jpg)**Saucony Womens Guide 19 Sneaker Mauve/Salmon 5**Saucony**$149.94**48 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGC78J17) [![Saucony Womens Guide 19 Sneaker Mauve/Salmon 9](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vQAVYzW+L.jpg)**Saucony Womens Guide 19 Sneaker Mauve/Salmon 9**Saucony**$144.08**48 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7NS3C12) [![Saucony Womens Guide 19 Sneaker Mauve/Salmon 5.5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vQAVYzW+L.jpg)**Saucony Womens Guide 19 Sneaker Mauve/Salmon 5.5**Saucony**$134.90**48 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7P3TKYH)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Saucony Mens Ride 18 Sneaker Cloud/Dusk 11](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41QNV+BmdML.jpg)**Saucony Mens Ride 18 Sneaker Cloud/Dusk 11**Saucony**$88.61**4.4★**▲ 46%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D31ZKSZX) [![Saucony Mens Guide 19 Sneaker Ivory/Fire 11](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/214YPDqNlNL.jpg)**Saucony Mens Guide 19 Sneaker Ivory/Fire 11**Saucony**$149.23**4.8★**▲ 45%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7PGPXK4) [![ASICS Mens NOVABLAST 5 Running Shoes 10.5 /Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31czgvn236L.jpg)**ASICS Mens NOVABLAST 5 Running Shoes 10.5 /Black**ASICS**$139.76**4.8★**▲ 44%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH99DJQT) [![Saucony Mens Ride 18 Sneaker Black/White 10 Wide](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31aUtSdI4-L.jpg)**Saucony Mens Ride 18 Sneaker Black/White 10 Wide**Saucony**$84.06**4.4★**▲ 44%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D31WC5NC) [![Saucony Womens Endorphin Speed 5 Sneaker Splash/Citro 9.5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41nPjFg8vbL.jpg)**Saucony Womens Endorphin Speed 5 Sneaker Splash/Citro 9.5**Saucony**$165.06**4.6★**▲ 44%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGC5C9N1)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — +11.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Comfort-Overall**29%

*“Really Comfortable for the price”*

**Size-Overall**16%

*“Fits as expected”*

**Exercise/Sports Suitability**9%

*“Perfect for walking”*

**Quality-Overall**6%

*“They are well made”*

**Value For Money**5%

*“Great value”*

**Durability**3%

*“Seems to be a durable running shoe”*

**Cushion**3%

*“Good cushioning”*

**Color**3%

*“Love the color”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%

*“Just as advertised”*

**Heel Support**2%

*“Great shoe, good support and comfort”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Size-Overall**18%

*“Too Short”*

**Quality-Overall**9%

*“very cheaply made”*

**Durability**7%

*“Poor durability”*

**Comfort-Overall**5%

*“Not Comfortable”*

**Cushion**4%

*“these have almost no cushion at all”*

**Feet Fit**4%

*“narrow toe box”*

**Heel Support**3%

*“The heel is ridiculous”*

**Width**3%

*“even felt tight in the width”*

**Material Quality**3%

*“material of shoe is horrible”*

**Value For Money**2%

*“Not worth your money”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Feet Fit**25%

**Size-Overall**23%

**Length**13%

**Width**12%

**Color**5%

**Comfort-Overall**4%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

**Cushion**2%

**Shape/Style**2%

**Product Condition**1%