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north face backpack

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

Market size 41Growth 21Conversion 6Competition 81Returns 47Price range 85Avg price 93Brand share 3Review moat 31Quality gap 30

Avg price

Great£51.33

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£11.03–£107.78

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

Competition

Great35%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Returns

Okay3.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Okay£215K

£215K/yr · 951K searches

Review moat

Okay3,418.44

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-8.4%

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

Conversion

Bad0.4%

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

Brand share

Bad99%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, north face backpack is a £215K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (951K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

north face backpack market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£154K–£205K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#624
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
35%
Out of stock
5.5%
Avg brand age
46 months
Avg seller age
170 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

0%

  • The North Face82%
  • Berghaus11%
  • Osprey3%
  • Amazon Basics2%
  • tomtoc1%
  • CROSSGEAR1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 46 weeks — -8.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KBlack Friday '25Spike '26Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top north face backpack search terms

  • north face backpack250K/yr
  • north face225K/yr
  • the north face151K/yr
  • north face bag38K/yr
  • the north face backpack47K/yr
  • patagonia backpack43K/yr
  • northface backpack men23K/yr
  • north face borealis backpack18K/yr
  • north face rucksack14K/yr
  • northface backpack14K/yr
All search terms

Top north face backpack products on Amazon

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

0%3%£6K6%£13K9%£19K12%£26K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about north face backpack

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall24%

“The price was really good considering the level of build quality”

Size-Overall15%

“Nice size”

Comfort-Overall7%

“Comfortable to wear”

Storage Capacity6%

“It is very spacious”

Value For Money6%

“Great value”

Pockets/Compartments6%

“lots of compartments”

Portability4%

“My favorite part is the versatility”

Durability4%

“So reliable and comfortable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Exactly as described”

Design-Overall2%

“Well designed”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall17%

“Stap too short”

Strap/String Quality12%

“I would prefer if the lower section of the straps were a little more substantial”

Quality-Overall9%

“Cheap and nasty”

Zipper Quality9%

“zip broke after one week”

Value For Money5%

“It was a bit of a gamble as it was a lot more expensive compared to his previous ones”

Weight Heavy4%

“Only thing is its a little bit heavy”

Design-Overall4%

“Really silly looking hat with a very bad design”

Water Resistance3%

“The rain cover is only good for a short shower”

Durability2%

“zip broke after one week”

Storage Capacity2%

“Need of more Space”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall62%
Quality-Overall6%
Pockets/Compartments4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Strap/String Quality2%
Weight Heavy2%
Value For Money2%
Color2%
Comfort-Overall1%
Shape/Style1%

Common questions

Is north face backpack profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £215K/yr across 52 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the north face backpack niche?
6 brands and 65 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in north face backpack?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strap/String Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.3%.
What does it cost to enter the north face backpack niche?
Listings span £11.03–£107.78; the average listing price is £51.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,418 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.