Fleece
FailDemand is soft, at -41.8% this quarter, so Fleece is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 1,792 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −6 vs the category median of 4842
- Market size
- £107K/yr1.3M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -41.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 14%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 130 sellers
Flapen Score
Fleece against its category
The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Fleece is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Fleece market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Fleece 1.3M times last year and spent an estimated £107K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
0.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 1.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -41.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £107K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 1.3M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -41.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £107Ka year
- Peak month
- December7.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- columbia198K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £25.71.
Listings sell for £25.71 on average, from £5.70 to £74.93. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £25.71 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £25.71inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.70–£74.93
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£3K
- Returns
- 3.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
68% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 87% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #277 within Jumpers, Cardigans & Sweatshirts. It carries 2,681 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 68%
- Prime listings
- 87%
- Out of stock, average day
- 4.7%
- Average rank
- #277in Jumpers, Cardigans & Sweatshirts
- Average rating
- 4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,681per listing
- Listings tracked
- 194
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 11 launches as successful.
11 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 11
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 49 months
Products
Top Fleece products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Columbia Mens Steens Mountain Half Snap 2 Fleece Pull Over Mountain Blue/Collegiate Navy L
- Price
- £23.34
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 682
- Age
- 2y ago

Columbia Mens Klamath Range Ii Half Zip Fleece Pull Over Collegiate Navy Solid L UK
- Price
- £15.97
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,053
- Age
- 12y ago

Columbia Mens Fast Trek 2 Full Zip Fleece Full Zip Fleece Jacket Dark Mountain Large
- Price
- £30.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 9,264
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Mens Essential Hike Grid Fleece Full Zip Full Zip Fleece Jacket Collegiate Navy Large
- Price
- £35.71
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 46
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Mens Fast Trek Light Full Zip Fleece Full Zip Fleece Jacket Collegiate Navy Size L
- Price
- £22.79
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,770
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Columbia Mens Hike Crewneck Short Sleeve T-Shirt Black
- Price
- £13.76
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 562
- Age
- 5y ago

Columbia Mens Basic Tee Short Sleeve T-Shirt Stone Green Medium
- Price
- £13.10
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Mens Sequoia Grove Full Zip Fleece Full Zip Fleece Jacket Dark Stone/Black Large
- Price
- £33.97
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 256
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Mens Basic Logo Tee Short Sleeve T-Shirt Black/Gem Columbia Medium
- Price
- £12.74
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 32
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Womens Benton Springs 1/2 Snap Pull Over 2 Fleece Pull Over Nocturnal Medium
- Price
- £20.26
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 837
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Columbia Mens Fast Trek 2 Full Zip Fleece Full Zip Fleece Jacket Dark Mountain Large
- Price
- £30.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 9,264
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Mens Essential Hike Grid Fleece Full Zip Full Zip Fleece Jacket Collegiate Navy Large
- Price
- £35.71
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 46
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Mens Basic Tee Short Sleeve T-Shirt Stone Green Medium
- Price
- £13.10
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Mens Zero Rules Light Short Sleeve Crew Technical Short Sleeve T-Shirt Black Medium
- Price
- £14.79
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 108
- Age
- 1y ago

Columbia Mens Basic Logo Tee Short Sleeve T-Shirt Columbia Grey Heather/Gem Columbia Large
- Price
- £11.64
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 32
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 14% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
17 rising
Sellers
130
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
14%
Top 20: 35%
Open market
7%
- Columbia58%
- Regatta15%
- Berghaus11%
- 33,000ft4%
- Mountain Warehouse2%
- adidas2%
- Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 7%)
Demand
Fleece search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5×
Search terms
Top Fleece search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- columbia198K/yr
- fleece196K/yr
- regatta105K/yr
- columbia t shirt men34K/yr
- berghaus fleece mens127K/yr
- regatta fleece mens79K/yr
- columbia jacket men91K/yr
- columbia fleece mens109K/yr
- columbia mens39K/yr
- columbia fleece39K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fleece
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Was too big
Size was small
Very bad fit
Generally I consider the overall quality has been reduced in both design and quality
Not as good quality as previous purchase
Bad quality
I suspect it is not the best style
Just a style issue
does look quite odd
Cheap zip
The zip has broken already
Frustraitingly the zip has broken on my daughters coat after 6 weeks of wearing it
Very thin
Love
Nice quality cap and so light
Decent quality
Very well made
Great value warm
Warm & comfortable
Its warm, very soft, fits as expected
true to size
fits as expected
Excellent fit
Good value for money
Great value
Value for Money
Very comfy
Comfortable boots that look good
comfortable to wear
Return
3.6% Return rate 84% Fixable by listing
Was too big
Size was small
Very bad fit
Generally I consider the overall quality has been reduced in both design and quality
Not as good quality as previous purchase
Bad quality
Cheap zip
The zip has broken already
Frustraitingly the zip has broken on my daughters coat after 6 weeks of wearing it
Very thin
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