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Grödel

soft demand (-79.3% this quarter) — Grödel doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Ranks 853 of 1,017 Sport & Freizeit niches · −10 vs the category median of 50

Market size 54Growth 0Conversion 25Competition 36Returns 58Price range 66Avg price 95Brand share 27Review moat 59Quality gap 42
This niche Category average · 1,017 niches

Is Grödel profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Grödel is a €370K/yr Amazon Germany market (399K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Grödel: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -79.3% over the last 90 days and 2.0% of searches end in a purchase.

€370K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr-79.3%399K
Conversion rate2.0%
Avg price€46.10

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand, so 11% of the market is open.

11%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 53
Top-5 product click share63%
Open market11%
Avg brand age40 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,160

Top Grödel products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€37K€74K€111K€148K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • Unigear36%
  • Salewa31%
  • Sportneer11%
  • Cimkiz7%
  • PETZL4%
  • MuscleForge3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Grödel demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume399KCVR2.0%Products18Brands10Top 5 Brands89%OOS Rate5.8%Rating4.5★Reviews1,160Avg BSR#412
40K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.4×

Top Grödel search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • steigeisen93K/yr
  • grödel158K/yr
  • steigeisen für wanderschuhe36K/yr
  • grödel für wanderschuhe52K/yr
  • grödeln38K/yr
  • crampons14K/yr
  • steigeisen für bergschuhe8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Grödel

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt12%

Qualität ok

Greifer/Spikes/Stollen12%

Qualität-Spikes bei Glatteis

Benutzerfreundlichkeit12%

Sehr einfach zu handhaben

Eignung Winterwetter12%

heben das Winterwandern wirklich auf ein neues Level.

Griff10%

haben einen super Gripp.☆☆☆☆☆

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Haltbarkeit24%

Einmal verwendet und kaputt

Dehnbarkeit/Erweiterbarkeit/Elastizität6%

Leider ist das Gummieband zu elastisch, deswegen nur 4 Sterne

Gesamtgröße6%

Ging zurück weil ich sie trotz größter Größe nicht über meinen Schuh bekommen habe

Gummiqualität5%

Direkt beim ersten Schritt hängen geblieben, gummi vom Haken gelöst, gebrochen

Griff4%

Kein 100% iger Halt

Grödel return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.7%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gesamtgröße
68%
2Benutzerfreundlichkeit
4%
3Qualität insgesamt
4%
4Gewicht schwer
4%
5Haltbarkeit
4%

Common Grödel questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Grödel 40/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €370K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -79.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Grödel on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec, where the busiest month runs 9.4× the quietest.