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Black Shirt

a small market ($40K/yr) — Black Shirt doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Market size 10Growth 35Conversion 15Competition 86Returns 32Price range 42Avg price 57Brand share 57Review moat 49Quality gap 75
This niche Category average

Is Black Shirt profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Shirt is a £40K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (261K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Black Shirt: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +7.8% over the last 90 days and 1.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£40K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr+7.8%261K
Conversion rate1.2%
Avg price£12.83

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand, so 29% of the market is open.

29%

open market share

Brands · sellers19 · 51
Top-5 product click share29%
Open market29%
Avg brand age41 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 68 products

Sponsored placement96%
New entrants (1y)21· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,624

Top Black Shirt products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (29% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£2K£4K£5K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 rising

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

29%

Top 20: 60%

Open market

24%

  • J.VER27%
  • siliteelon18%
  • Youkly9%
  • Alimens & Gentle9%
  • Amazon Essentials8%
  • DEMEANOR6%

Black Shirt demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume261KCVR1.2%Products68Brands19Top 5 Brands71%OOS Rate11.6%Rating4.3★Reviews1,624Avg BSR#131
12K8KSpike '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top Black Shirt search terms shoppers use

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

  • black shirt80K/yr
  • black shirts men77K/yr
  • mens black shirt38K/yr
  • black shirt men17K/yr
  • mens black shirts long sleeve12K/yr
  • black shirts9K/yr
  • black dress shirt5K/yr
  • black mens shirt7K/yr
  • black long sleeve shirt5K/yr
  • black dress shirts for men6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Shirt

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Quality-Overall28%

Good Quality

Size-Overall25%

it fits snug

Comfort-Overall7%

Extremely comfortable

Value For Money6%

Perfect worth every penny

Material Quality5%

the material is quite soft

What buyers complain about

61% of reviews
Size-Overall31%

Take a size up

Quality-Overall6%

Poor Quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

not as advertised

Machine Wash Suitability3%

Shrink in the wash at 40 degrees

Wrinkles3%

Not anti wrinkles

Black Shirt return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

4.5%

Return rate

78%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
60%
2Material Quality
12%
3Quality-Overall
5%
4Neck Fit
3%
5Shape/Style
2%

Common Black Shirt questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Black Shirt 45/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £40K/yr across 68 tracked products. 0 of 21 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +7.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Shirt on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.