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Takeaway Boxes

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But demand is soft, at -6.1% this quarter, so Takeaway Boxes is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 27% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£107K/yr195K searches / yr
90-day growth
-6.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 33 brands · 49 sellers

Flapen Score

Takeaway Boxes against its category

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

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Takeaway Boxes market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Takeaway Boxes 195K times last year and spent an estimated £107K. The top 5 brands take 51% of clicks. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 195K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £107K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
195K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-6.1%
Conversion, latest week
5.0%
Market size, estimated
£107Ka year
Peak month
March1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
takeaway boxes76K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.06.

Listings sell for £11.06 on average, from £4.89 to £24.54. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £11.06 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.06under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.89–£24.54
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 69% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #141 within Food Service Equipment & Supplies. It carries 416 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
69%
Out of stock, average day
7.8%
Average rank
#141in Food Service Equipment & Supplies
Average rating
4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
416per listing
Listings tracked
45

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
9
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top Takeaway Boxes 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 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£6K£10K£13K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

33 rising

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

42%

  • Signature Packaging14%
  • HOT BARGAINS13%
  • aaksh 55510%
  • London Coffee Cups7%
  • FOOGO Green7%
  • bar@drinkstuff6%

Demand

Takeaway Boxes search demand

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

5K4KSpike '24SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Takeaway Boxes search terms shoppers use

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

  • takeaway boxes76K/yr
  • cardboard food boxes14K/yr
  • take away food boxes17K/yr
  • take away boxes10K/yr
  • cardboard food containers9K/yr
  • takeaway box9K/yr
  • food boxes cardboard11K/yr
  • clamshell takeaway boxes4K/yr
  • cardboard takeaway boxes5K/yr
  • take away box4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Takeaway Boxes

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

Complain

Quality-Overall22%+0.30

These containers are really very poor quality

Disappointed with the quality

Not as good quality as I expected

Strength22%−0.31

Very fragile

Very flimsy

very flimsy

Size-Overall15%−0.06

Not fit for purpose

Lids too small

These are tiny

Durability10%−0.15

Break really easily

Not durable

Break very easily

Thickness7%−0.10

The tubs aren't the thickest or feel incredibly sturdy

A bit thin

very thin flimsy

Love

Quality-Overall25%+0.30

Excellent product

Good quality food containers

Great quality containers

Value For Money15%+1.98

Price is affordable

Great value

Excellent value

Size-Overall14%−0.06

Size is Great

the lids fit very well

Nice size containers

Ease Of Use9%+0.88

Easy to use

These are easy to carry

Very handy

Strength7%−0.31

Strong and sturdy

The containers are sturdy

boxes are sturdy

Return

0.6% Return rate 73% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall65%▆▇▇█▇█

Not fit for purpose

Lids too small

These are tiny

Quality-Overall8%█▆▇▂▆▂

These containers are really very poor quality

Disappointed with the quality

Not as good quality as I expected

Strength5%▄█▆▇▅▆

Very fragile

Very flimsy

very flimsy

Defective Material/Parts4%█▆▅█▇▅

Faulty product

Thin2%█▄▄▇█▄

FAQ

Common Takeaway Boxes questions

Answered from the same tracked data.