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black shawl

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A small market ($64K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 16Growth 23Conversion 79Competition 23Returns 34Price range 55Avg price 41Brand share 39Review moat 51Quality gap 47

Conversion

Great8.0%

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

Price range

Good£3.75–£28.94

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

Review moat

Good1,462.27

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay£10.96

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay82%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Returns

Okay4.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-3.2%

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

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£64K

£64K/yr · 74K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black shawl is a £64K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (74K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black shawl market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£44K–£55K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.0%
Avg BSR
#952
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
93%
Out of stock
5.0%
Avg brand age
37 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • RIIQIICHY34%
  • FURTALK27%
  • Ladiery9%
  • ECOMBOS8%
  • Allegra K4%
  • EASE LEAP4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top black shawl search terms

  • black shawl34K/yr
  • black pashmina15K/yr
  • black shawls and wraps evening15K/yr
  • black pashmina shawl5K/yr
  • black shawl for women5K/yr
All search terms

Top black shawl 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%10%£6K20%£13K30%£19K40%£26K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black shawl

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

What buyers love

Soft Feel23%

“The soft material makes it comfortable”

Quality-Overall19%

“Great quality shawl”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“As described”

Warmth8%

“warm and easy to use”

Value For Money8%

“Value for money”

Material Quality7%

“Beautiful shawl good quality material”

Size-Overall4%

“Its a good size”

Embellishment/Embroidery Quality4%

“Beautiful shawl well made just what I was looking for to wear with my dress”

Shape/Style3%

“Nice for a simple shawl look”

Color3%

“a true black - very very soft”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall22%

“Bad quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product19%

“mismatch”

Material Quality13%

“Flimsy material and quite short”

Strength6%

“Flimsy”

Thickness5%

“one order is thin the next is thick”

Color4%

“The colour is more very dark green and black”

Size-Overall3%

“folds quite small”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall25%
Color20%
Material Quality14%
Thin8%
Quality-Overall7%
Length5%
Width5%
Warmth3%
Gap/Hole3%
Thickness2%

Common questions

Is black shawl profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £64K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the black shawl niche?
12 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black shawl?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Material Quality. The return rate is 4.3%.
When does demand for black shawl peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black shawl niche?
Listings span £3.75–£28.94; the average listing price is £10.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,462 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.