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Rubber Gloves

Fail

Prices span $0.82–$9.45, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Rubber Gloves is a Fail.

Flapen Score
45
45 / 100
Ranks 1,445 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −4 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£558K/yr857K searches / yr
90-day growth
-7.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
64%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 179 sellers

Flapen Score

Rubber Gloves against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Rubber Gloves is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

45Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Rubber Gloves market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rubber Gloves 857K times last year and spent an estimated £558K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

18.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 857K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 18.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -7.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £558K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
857K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-7.2%
Conversion, latest week
18.6%
Market size, estimated
£558Ka year
Peak month
January1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
rubber gloves409K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £3.49.

Listings sell for £3.49 on average, from £0.82 to £9.45. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 6,000 to 8,000 of them. At £3.49 that is £21K to £28K a year per listing.

Average price
£3.49under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.82–£9.45
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
6,000–8,000
Revenue per listing a year
£21K–£28K
Returns
0.1%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. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #51 within Safety & Security. It carries 3,666 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
80%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#51in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,666per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Rubber Gloves 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 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£56K£112K£167K£223K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

179

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Elbow Grease45%
  • Marigold19%
  • PRAIMA16%
  • SOL9%
  • by Amazon6%
  • airpure4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Demand

Rubber Gloves search demand

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

18K13KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Rubber Gloves search terms shoppers use

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

  • rubber gloves409K/yr
  • washing up gloves112K/yr
  • cleaning gloves91K/yr
  • kitchen gloves57K/yr
  • rubber gloves large34K/yr
  • rubber gloves medium34K/yr
  • washing gloves21K/yr
  • washing up gloves medium17K/yr
  • large rubber gloves10K/yr
  • kitchen gloves for washing dishes12K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rubber Gloves

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

Complain

Size-Overall23%−0.11

Not true to size

Don't fit

Bit small

Quality-Overall11%+1.36

Cheap quality

Lack of quality control

Awful quality

Durability11%−0.05

breaks easily

Did not last

they are not very durable

Thickness10%−0.07

Bit thin

Not the thickest material on the market

a bit thinner than expected

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

Not as advertised

Very misleading

Not as described

Love

Quality-Overall22%+1.36

The quality is reasonable

Decent quality at a sensible price

Excellent product

Value For Money16%+1.54

Great value

Money well spent

Excellent value for money

Size-Overall15%−0.11

Great size for me

Fits like a glove

Fit good

Grip7%+0.60

Useful gloves

Good grip

Easy to put on the hand dont get stuck

Durability5%−0.05

Very Durable

long lasting and comfy

durable if I use them for cleaning

Return

0.1% Return rate 79% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall72%▇▇▇███

Not true to size

Don't fit

Bit small

Thin5%██▇▃▁▇

Very thin

Its very thin and not durable

they seem a little thin

Quality-Overall4%▁█▄▆▅▂

Cheap quality

Lack of quality control

Awful quality

Durability3%█▆▃▄▄▂

breaks easily

Did not last

they are not very durable

Material Quality3%▁▅▄▇▃█

FAQ

Common Rubber Gloves questions

Answered from the same tracked data.