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Merino Wool

Fail

Buyers convert on only 0.4% of searches, so Merino Wool is a Fail.

Flapen Score
45
45 / 100
Ranks 1,513 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£37K/yr419K searches / yr
90-day growth
-35.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
19%top-5 click share · 28 brands · 38 sellers

Flapen Score

Merino Wool against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Merino Wool is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

45Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Merino Wool market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Merino Wool 419K times last year and spent an estimated £37K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

0.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 419K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -35.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £37K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
419K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-35.9%
Conversion, latest week
0.4%
Market size, estimated
£37Ka year
Top search term
mountain warehouse mens128K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £20.82.

Listings sell for £20.82 on average, from £7.59 to £70.81. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £20.82 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£20.82inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.59–£70.81
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
1.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 12.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #106 within Activewear. It carries 3,094 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
97%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
12.1%
Average rank
#106in Activewear
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,094per listing
Listings tracked
134

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Merino Wool 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 19% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£733£1K£2K£3K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

28 falling

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

19%

Top 20: 43%

Open market

15%

  • Mountain Warehouse70%
  • Niorasen5%
  • Sandsuced3%
  • DANISH ENDURANCE3%
  • ANTSANG2%
  • SIMIYA1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (22 brands, 15%)

Demand

Merino Wool search demand

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

9K7KSpike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1× · 8 of 12 months tracked

Search terms

Top Merino Wool search terms shoppers use

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

  • mountain warehouse mens128K/yr
  • mountain warehouse76K/yr
  • merino wool47K/yr
  • moutain warehouse15K/yr
  • mens wool socks29K/yr
  • mountain warehouse fleece12K/yr
  • 100% merino wool socks13K/yr
  • 100% wool socks19K/yr
  • mountain warehouse mens jackets16K/yr
  • mountain warehouses5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Merino Wool

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

Complain

Quality-Overall12%−0.02

Poor Quality

Cheaply made

cheap and bad

Size-Overall11%−0.06

They are short

Too big

Very tight fitting

Thickness8%−0.04

Not thick socks

not as thick as I had hoped for

Very thick

Gap/Hole5%−0.07

Arrived with a hole

had a hole on arrival

Holes

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%−0.06

This is misleading

Falsely Advertised

Not as advertised

Love

Warmth23%+1.89

Keeps your feet warm

Comfy and kept warm

Nice and warm

Comfort-Overall19%+1.65

Comfy and warm

Very comfy and support my feet well

comfortable to wear

Quality-Overall16%−0.02

These socks are of excellent quality

Excellent quality gift

Excellent product

Size-Overall6%−0.06

True to size and very comfortable

Excellent fit

fit as described

Value For Money6%+0.31

much cheaper

Excellent value

Great value

Return

1.9% Return rate 73% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall45%▆▆▆▇▇█

They are short

Too big

Very tight fitting

Quality-Overall6%█▇▆▅▅▄

Poor Quality

Cheaply made

cheap and bad

Feet Fit5%▅█▆▇▇▇
Material Quality4%█▄▆▅▅▅

the upper materials are splitting

Looks and feels more nylon than wool

nice colours however the material looked snagged

Thin4%▅█▇▅▅▇

FAQ

Common Merino Wool questions

Answered from the same tracked data.