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Storage Bins

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But shoppers spend only $73K a year here, so Storage Bins is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 17% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£73K/yr182K searches / yr
90-day growth
-10.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
30%top-5 click share · 46 brands · 83 sellers

Flapen Score

Storage Bins against its category

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

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Storage Bins market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Storage Bins 182K times last year and spent an estimated £73K. The top 5 brands take 43% of clicks. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 182K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £73K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
182K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-10.8%
Conversion, latest week
1.7%
Market size, estimated
£73Ka year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
storage bins59K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £23.73.

Listings sell for £23.73 on average, from £5.71 to £69.28. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £23.73 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£23.73inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.71–£69.28
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 45% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #358 within Tool Organisers. It carries 1,299 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
45%
Out of stock, average day
7.1%
Average rank
#358in Tool Organisers
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,299per listing
Listings tracked
71

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Storage Bins 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 only 30% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£3K£4K£6K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

46 rising

Sellers

83

Top-5 brand share

43%

Top 20: 82%

Top-5 click share

30%

Top 20: 66%

Open market

53%

  • The Workplace Depot16%
  • EQUIP247UK10%
  • VonHaus8%
  • Pe&Hui5%
  • BiGDUG5%
  • Faithfull4%

Demand

Storage Bins search demand

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

4K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Storage Bins search terms shoppers use

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

  • storage bins59K/yr
  • storage bin25K/yr
  • storage bins with lids19K/yr
  • stackable storage bins12K/yr
  • plastic storage bins10K/yr
  • wall mounted storage bins9K/yr
  • garage storage bins9K/yr
  • storage bins workshop6K/yr
  • plastic storage bin6K/yr
  • parts bins5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Storage Bins

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

Complain

Size-Overall16%−0.05

very small

Very large

It doesn't fit

Quality-Overall14%−0.08

Bad quality

Poor quality control

Not good quality as expected

Strength13%+0.10

Flimsy plastic

Not strong enough

Not robust

Locking Mechanism5%−0.05

Locking mechanism faulty

As mentioned by other buyers the locking mechanism does not work

the locking mechanism doesnt fit

Value For Money5%+0.58

Overpriced

cheaper

Not impressed considering the price of the product

Love

Storage Capacity17%+1.56

Large capacity

Easy storage

Excellent storage

Quality-Overall14%−0.08

Brilliant quality

Good quality and easy to assemble

Sturdy quality

Strength13%+0.10

These baskets are very sturdy

Quite sturdy

These boxes are really strong and durable

Assembly/Installation12%+1.57

Easy to build

Easy to assemble

Assembly easy

Value For Money9%+0.58

Good value for money

Excellent value

Decent price

Return

0.5% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall59%▇▆██▇█

very small

Very large

It doesn't fit

Defective Material/Parts16%██▅▄▆▅

Unfortunately mine came damaged

Missing important parts

Items arrived broken

Strength4%█▅▃▃▃▄

Flimsy plastic

Not strong enough

Not robust

Quality-Overall3%▅▇▆█▇▇

Bad quality

Poor quality control

Not good quality as expected

Functionality-Overall2%▅▇▄▄▇█

FAQ

Common Storage Bins questions

Answered from the same tracked data.