cable reel empty
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.5%), but a small market ($39K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Great54%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Review moat
Good506.07avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good£4.42–£41.54cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£11.63avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Okay+2.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£39K£39K/yr · 57K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cable reel empty is a £39K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 54% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cable reel empty market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £35K–£47K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.9%
- Avg BSR
- #653
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 74%
- Sponsored
- 70%
- Out of stock
- 3.6%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 188 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
21 falling
Sellers
48
Top-5 brand share
54%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 91%
Open market
40%
- SLx18%
- PRO ELEC10%
- Amazon Basics9%
- Streetwize Accessories9%
- Xtremeauto9%
- GADLANE6%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 25 weeks — +2.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Top cable reel empty search terms
- cable reel empty15K/yr
- cable winder11K/yr
- caravan cable reel7K/yr
- cable reel holder6K/yr
- empty cable reel6K/yr
- cable drum4K/yr
- cable tidy reel5K/yr
- cable spool3K/yr
Top cable reel empty 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SLx Tidy Reel 25m Heavy Duty Cable Reel Empty Camping Electric Hook Up Cable Winder Extension Lead Christmas Light Storage Holder for Caravan Leads Cables Cords and EV Charging Cables
SLx£8.704.4★245 rev
Pro Elec PEL00901 4-Gang Plastic E MPty Cable Reel Dru m 50 m
PRO ELEC£12.724.5★378 rev
Amazon Basics Heavy Duty Cable Reel Organizer For Extension Cords Holiday Lights Hoses & Ropes Up to 45m Length Orange
Amazon Basics£9.224.4★394 rev
Leisurewize - Heavy Duty 25m Cable Reel Tidy with Handle | Cable Management | 230v Caravan Mains Organiser | Neon Orange | Durable Construction | Rope String Light Caravan Cable Storage LWACC3
Streetwize Accessories£10.514.5★1,516 rev
Brennenstuhl Garant Storage Reel Empty (Made of Special Plastic Made in Germany) Black
Brennenstuhl£14.874.1★548 rev
Newest
by launch dateAmazon Basics Heavy Duty Cable Reel Organizer For Extension Cords Holiday Lights Hoses & Ropes Up to 45m Length Orange
Amazon Basics£9.22394 rev
SHINEOFI Cable Reel Empty Cord Spooler for Caravan Lead Storage Hollow Plastic Wire Reel Lightweight Cable Dispenser Organizer for Camping Workshop Travel & Home Organising (Black)
SHINEOFI£7.521 rev
OT-NVWOZR 7pcs Charging Cord Organizers Retractable Cord Management for Wired Headphones Portable Cable Winder Reels Tidy Box for Home Office Classroom Wrapping Mouse USB Charger
OT-NVWOZR£7.357 rev
4 Pcs Cable Winder Reel Cable Tidy Reel Extension Lead Carrier Power Extension Lead Holder Rope and Wire Winder for Home Office Christmas Lights Electronics Bouncy Castles Tidy(Black)
bayidun£9.2198 rev
SLx Tidy Reel 25m Heavy Duty Cable Reel Empty Camping Electric Hook Up Cable Winder Extension Lead Christmas Light Storage Holder for Caravan Leads Cables Cords and EV Charging Cables
SLx£8.70245 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Purely Outdoors Cable Tidy Reel 25m Camping Electric Hook Up Cable Tidy Winder for Caravan Mains Leads EV Cables Extension Cables Garden Hose & Christmas Lights Storage
Purely Outdoors£8.334.4★
SHINEOFI Cable Reel Empty Cord Spooler for Caravan Lead Storage Hollow Plastic Wire Reel Lightweight Cable Dispenser Organizer for Camping Workshop Travel & Home Organising (Black)
SHINEOFI£7.525.0★
Adam Hall Cables 70225 - Professional Cable Drum | size M
Adam Hall Cables£41.545.0★
Amazon Basics Heavy Duty Cable Reel Organizer For Extension Cords Holiday Lights Hoses & Ropes Up to 45m Length Orange
Amazon Basics£9.224.4★
OT-NVWOZR 7pcs Charging Cord Organizers Retractable Cord Management for Wired Headphones Portable Cable Winder Reels Tidy Box for Home Office Classroom Wrapping Mouse USB Charger
OT-NVWOZR£7.353.0★
What buyers say about cable reel empty
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Decent product that does what its meant to”
“Easy to use”
“As advertised”
“good value for money”
“They also make storage easier”
“certainly strong enough for my christmas lights”
“Lightweight and easy to use”
“durable”
“it does the job perfectly”
“Great size”
What buyers complain about
“Flimsy”
“Cables of course are smaller”
“maybe just a little expensive”
“Certainly not heavy duty”
“Not as thick material as the one it has replaced”
“cheap”
“Not practical”
“No instructions”
“Not for Type 2 EV Charging cable”
“Too stiff and doesnt roll in the cables well”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cable reel empty profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £39K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the cable reel empty niche?
- 21 brands and 48 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 54% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cable reel empty?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.5%.
- What does it cost to enter the cable reel empty niche?
- Listings span £4.42–£41.54; the average listing price is £11.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 506 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.