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Coats

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

Flapen Score

47
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Market size 17Growth 0Conversion 4Competition 96Returns 2Price range 55Avg price 94Brand share 79Review moat 87Quality gap 93
This niche Category average

Is Coats profitable on Amazon?

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.

Coats: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -65.7% over the last 90 days and 0.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£69K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr-65.7%488K
Conversion rate0.3%
Avg price£46.84

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand, so 44% of the market is open.

44%

open market share

Brands · sellers52 · 64
Top-5 product click share15%
Open market44%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 166 products

Sponsored placement85%
New entrants (1y)49· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.0★
Avg reviews251

Top Coats 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 (15% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£3K£4K£5K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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%

Coats demand & seasonality

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

Volume488KCVR0.3%Products166Brands52Top 5 Brands56%OOS Rate23.5%Rating4.0★Reviews251Avg BSR#196
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 shoppers use

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

  • 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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Coats

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
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

What buyers complain about

70% of reviews
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

Coats return rate & reasons

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

11.5%

Return rate

85%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
59%
2Quality-Overall
6%
3Length
4%
4Material Quality
4%
5Shoulder Fit
3%

Common Coats questions

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

Flapen scores Coats 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £69K/yr across 166 tracked products. 0 of 49 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -65.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Coats on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 23.3× the quietest.