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Gilet for Men

Fail

Buyers convert on only 0.5% of searches, so Gilet for Men is a Fail.

Flapen Score
49
49 / 100
Top 45% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +1 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£136K/yr1.2M searches / yr
90-day growth
-33.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
9%top-5 click share · 56 brands · 153 sellers

Flapen Score

Gilet for Men against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Gilet for Men is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gilet for Men market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gilet for Men 1.2M times last year and spent an estimated £136K. The top 5 brands take 59% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

0.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -33.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £136K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.2M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-33.8%
Conversion, latest week
0.5%
Market size, estimated
£136Ka year
Peak month
November5.4× the quietest month
Top search term
mens gilet224K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £23.99.

Listings sell for £23.99 on average, from £8.22 to £59.63. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £23.99 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£23.99inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.22–£59.63
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
6.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 83% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #224 within Activewear. It carries 1,240 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
83%
Out of stock, average day
6.5%
Average rank
#224in Activewear
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,240per listing
Listings tracked
239

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 17 launches as successful.

17 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 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
17
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top Gilet for Men 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 only 9% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£3K£4K£5K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

56 rising

Sellers

153

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

9%

Top 20: 27%

Open market

41%

  • 33,000ft24%
  • Outdoor Ventures13%
  • Regatta10%
  • LBL Leading the Better Life5%
  • Mountain Warehouse5%
  • DEWALT2%

Demand

Gilet for Men search demand

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

70K50KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4×

Search terms

Top Gilet for Men search terms shoppers use

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

  • mens gilet224K/yr
  • gilet for men177K/yr
  • gilet101K/yr
  • body warmers for a man117K/yr
  • gillet59K/yr
  • mens gillette body warmer55K/yr
  • mens body warmers74K/yr
  • body warmer65K/yr
  • mens outerwear gilets42K/yr
  • mens gilets uk18K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gilet for Men

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

Complain

Size-Overall31%−0.30

Quite tight fitting

slightly to big

To small

Quality-Overall8%+0.60

Cheap quality

Load of rubbish

Poorly made

Thickness5%−0.01

Thin

Not as thick as I would have liked

not as thick/warm as expected

Color3%+0.22

more of a charcoal colour than deep black

black is not quite black

in reality it was dark blue

Neck Fit2%−0.01

the collar was a little too high for me

Love

Warmth19%+2.31

Keeps me warm

A good layer of warmth

Warm and well made

Quality-Overall18%+0.60

Very well made

Beautiful quality

Very well made

Size-Overall18%−0.30

Fits good

true to size

is a snug fit

Value For Money9%+0.21

Value for money

Excellent value for money

Good Value

Weight Light5%+0.19

Excellent light weight gilet

Puffer lightweight Gilet jacket

Love this - super lightweight

Return

6.5% Return rate 86% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall70%▇█▇███

Quite tight fitting

slightly to big

To small

Color3%▇▃▆▇▅█

more of a charcoal colour than deep black

black is not quite black

in reality it was dark blue

Zipper Quality2%▆▅▄▂▆█

zipper does up on opposite side to normal although it does show this in the photo on second looks

poor zip

Length2%▅▂▅█▃▃
Thin2%▇▅▅▄█▂

FAQ

Common Gilet for Men questions

Answered from the same tracked data.