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Dark Brown Shoe Polish

Fail

Demand is soft, at -38.0% this quarter, so Dark Brown Shoe Polish is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,609 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −4 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£71K/yr55K searches / yr
90-day growth
-38.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
65%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 39 sellers

Flapen Score

Dark Brown Shoe Polish against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Dark Brown Shoe Polish is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Dark Brown Shoe Polish market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dark Brown Shoe Polish 55K times last year and spent an estimated £71K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

15.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 55K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -38.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £71K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
55K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-38.0%
Conversion, latest week
15.6%
Market size, estimated
£71Ka year
Peak month
November2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
kiwi brown shoe polish25K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.28.

Listings sell for £8.28 on average, from £3.82 to £37.48. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £8.28 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.28under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.82–£37.48
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£10K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 81% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #143 within Shoe, Jewellery & Watch Accessories. It carries 333 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
50%
Prime listings
81%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#143in Shoe, Jewellery & Watch Accessories
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
333per listing
Listings tracked
16

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Dark Brown Shoe Polish 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 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£14K£21K£28K101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 flat

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • KIWI57%
  • Shoe Clinic13%
  • UK Wild Skincare6%
  • Crease Protect6%
  • Cherry Blossom5%
  • Leather Mate5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Demand

Dark Brown Shoe Polish search demand

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

2K1KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Dark Brown Shoe Polish search terms shoppers use

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

  • kiwi brown shoe polish25K/yr
  • kiwi dark tan shoe polish13K/yr
  • dark tan shoe polish11K/yr
  • dark tan boot polish3K/yr
  • kiwi dark tan3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dark Brown Shoe Polish

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

Complain

Color31%−0.15

it is brown

Also, polish not dark enough, was very light in colour

not brown

Value For Money19%+1.06

expensive

More expensive than I remember

Much too expensive though

Product Condition13%−0.10

Already Been Used

Opened it to find it had already been used

Quality-Overall13%−0.05

Poor rating due to a cut finger tying to open the tin

Not as great as it looks

Brightness/Shine/Glow6%+0.10

they soon ended up like the last pair wet with water marks while this product didnt even bring the shine back

Love

Quality-Overall28%−0.05

Good comprehensive kit

Quality shoe polish

Amazing quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+1.70

Did the job

As described

As described, fast delivery

Value For Money12%+1.06

Excellent value

Good value

Always worth it

Stitch/Finish/Polish11%+0.54

Decent polish for boots so far

Good polish

Great Shoe Polish

Color7%−0.15

Good colour

The dark brown cream is just right for changing around the slightly lighter colour on an old pair of shoes I have

Nice and dark

Return

0.2% Return rate 78% Fixable by listing

Color73%▆▇█▅▆▆

it is brown

Also, polish not dark enough, was very light in colour

not brown

Leak-Proof6%▃▁▁▁▁█
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▂▁▁▄█▁
Leather Quality4%▁█▁▁▁▁

Although the underlying quality and construction of the boots is very high, they have really suffered over the years, never having been cared for and the leather having holes in and generally looking very shabby, damaged and extremely patchy

Defective Material/Parts4%▁█▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Dark Brown Shoe Polish questions

Answered from the same tracked data.