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coats

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Soft demand (-65.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 0Conversion 4Competition 96Returns 2Price range 55Avg price 94Brand share 79Review moat 87Quality gap 93

Competition

Incredible15%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great£46.84

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great251.43

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Great56%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Good£12.34–£166.96

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

Market size

Bad£69K

£69K/yr · 488K searches

Conversion

Bad0.3%

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

Returns

Bad11.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-65.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, coats is a £69K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (488K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

coats market data

Units sold / yr
750–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£35K–£47K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.3%
Avg BSR
#196
Page quality
0%
Prime
78%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
23.5%
Avg brand age
51 months
Avg seller age
173 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (15% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

52 rising

Sellers

64

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 86%

Top-5 click share

15%

Top 20: 34%

Open market

39%

  • Runcati17%
  • Allthemen15%
  • YOUTHUP10%
  • iCKER9%
  • HOOD CREW5%
  • Benibos5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -65.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 23.3×

Top coats search terms

  • trench coat men109K/yr
  • mens trench coat61K/yr
  • black trench coat men16K/yr
  • long coat men36K/yr
  • mens overcoat42K/yr
  • mens long coat31K/yr
  • overcoats men27K/yr
  • overcoat14K/yr
  • mens black trench coat9K/yr
  • long jacket men14K/yr
All search terms

Top coats 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%2%£1K4%£3K6%£4K8%£5K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about coats

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall24%

“size is accurate”

Quality-Overall16%

“seems well made”

Value For Money13%

“Excellent coat for the price”

Warmth8%

“Nice and warm”

Weight Light4%

“Good lightweight coat”

Comfort-Overall4%

“comfortable”

Material Quality3%

“Nicely made material”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

Pockets/Compartments2%

“Nice deep pockets”

Design-Overall1%

“the design and style are nice”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall37%

“Small fitting”

Quality-Overall8%

“unfortunately quality is linked to the price - In this case”

Pockets/Compartments7%

“No inside pocket”

Thickness4%

“its very thin”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“It's a cheap look and not advertised correctly and is misleading”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%

“sewed it in as otherwise it would leave a coat hook stretch mark after hanging up over time”

Value For Money3%

“Price a little high”

Arm Fit2%

“ha what a joke i carnt even get both arms in”

Material Quality2%

“Very cheap materials”

Water Resistance2%

“it fits well over a suit jacket although it keeps u warm without a jacket under it only thing wrong with it is its not very waterproof”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall59%
Quality-Overall6%
Length4%
Material Quality4%
Shoulder Fit3%
Sleeve Fit3%
Arm Fit3%
Color3%
Shape/Style3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Common questions

Is coats profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £69K/yr across 166 tracked products. 0 of 49 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -65.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the coats niche?
52 brands and 64 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 15% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 56% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in coats?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Pockets/Compartments. The return rate is 11.5% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for coats peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 23.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the coats niche?
Listings span £12.34–£166.96; the average listing price is £46.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 251 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.