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Blue Roll

Pass

Blue Roll scores 70 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $1.6M a year here, demand is soft, at -8.4% this quarter, and returns run at 0.0% of orders.

Flapen Score
70
70 / 100
Top 2% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +21 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£1.6M/yr825K searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
46%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 31 sellers

Flapen Score

Blue Roll against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Blue Roll is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

70Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Blue Roll market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Blue Roll 825K times last year and spent an estimated £1.6M. The top 5 brands take 59% of clicks. Flapen scores it 70 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

17.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 825K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.6M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
825K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.4%
Conversion, latest week
17.5%
Market size, estimated
£1.6Ma year
Peak month
February1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
blue roll576K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.11.

Listings sell for £11.11 on average, from £2.92 to £37.09. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At £11.11 that is £56K to £67K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.11under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.92–£37.09
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
£56K–£67K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

80% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 30% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #27 within Janitorial & Sanitation Supplies. It carries 2,021 reviews at 4.09 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
80%
Prime listings
30%
Out of stock, average day
3.7%
Average rank
#27in Janitorial & Sanitation Supplies
Average rating
4.09 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,021per listing
Listings tracked
30

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 64 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
64 months

Products

Top Blue Roll products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£64K£128K£193K£257K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 rising

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

35%

  • AmazonCommercial15%
  • AMD Nexus14%
  • REQUISITE NEEDS13%
  • BARGAIN FACTORY11%
  • UR CHOICE6%
  • Sirius6%

Demand

Blue Roll search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

18K13KPrime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Blue Roll search terms shoppers use

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

  • blue roll576K/yr
  • blue rolls 6 pack80K/yr
  • blue paper towel roll36K/yr
  • blue rolls22K/yr
  • blue paper roll16K/yr
  • blue kitchen roll14K/yr
  • blue roll 24 pack6K/yr
  • 6 pack blue roll9K/yr
  • blueroll9K/yr
  • blue towel roll7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Blue Roll

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall25%−0.09

Bad quality

Rubbish quality

it is of low quality

Thickness16%−0.21

Not as thick as I expected

Not as thick as others

Not thick enough

Size-Overall12%−0.10

Small squares

These are huge

Smaller than expected

Strength5%−0.06

Not strong

not sturdy

Pretty flimsy

Value For Money5%+2.80

Cheap and nasty

Not worth it

Absolute waste of money

Love

Value For Money28%+2.80

Good value for money

Good value for money

Good deal

Quality-Overall22%−0.09

Excellent Product

Good quality, would have preferred non-perferated

Overall, it's a reliable everyday product that does the job well, and I'd happily buy it again

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.42

Accurate description

As advertised

As described

Ease Of Cleaning6%+0.44

Perfect for cleaning the kitchen

Good for cleaning

Good and convenient to clean

Absorbency5%+0.39

Surprisingly absorbent

It absorbs liquids effectively

The sheets are fairly absorbent

Return

0.0% Return rate 42% Fixable by listing

Quality-Overall29%█▃▅▃█▇

Bad quality

Rubbish quality

it is of low quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%▂▆██▄▄

Not as pictured

Not like as advertised

Description is wrong

Size-Overall11%▂▃█▆▄█

Small squares

These are huge

Smaller than expected

Color6%█▃▂▂▂▂

Not like true blue roll more blue coloured kitchen roll

the blue dye leeches out the towel

Unfortunately the blue dye comes out when using

Water Resistance5%▆█▁▁▃▂

FAQ

Common Blue Roll questions

Answered from the same tracked data.