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Merino Wool Hat

Fail

Demand is soft, at -78.2% this quarter, so Merino Wool Hat is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 1,878 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£26K/yr58K searches / yr
90-day growth
-78.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
33%top-5 click share · 20 brands · 57 sellers

Flapen Score

Merino Wool Hat against its category

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

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Merino Wool Hat market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Merino Wool Hat 58K times last year and spent an estimated £26K. The top 5 brands take 71% of clicks. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 58K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -78.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £26K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
58K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-78.2%
Conversion, latest week
3.2%
Market size, estimated
£26Ka year
Top search term
merino wool beanie11K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.98.

Listings sell for £13.98 on average, from £6.47 to £26.55. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £13.98 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.98under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.47–£26.55
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
1K–1K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
3.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #931 within Accessories. It carries 2,873 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
11.6%
Average rank
#931in Accessories
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,873per listing
Listings tracked
52

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 12 launches as successful.

12 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 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Merino Wool Hat 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 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£784£2K£2K£3K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

20 rising

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

25%

  • DANISH ENDURANCE34%
  • ACUSHLA17%
  • Beechfield11%
  • ASVP Shop5%
  • TOP-EX4%
  • ROXUN4%

Demand

Merino Wool Hat search demand

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

4K3KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 19.5× · 7 of 12 months tracked

Search terms

Top Merino Wool Hat search terms shoppers use

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

  • merino wool beanie11K/yr
  • merino beanie9K/yr
  • merino wool hat11K/yr
  • merino wool beanie hat men6K/yr
  • merino hat4K/yr
  • merino beanie mens4K/yr
  • danish endurance hat3K/yr
  • merino wool hats men5K/yr
  • danish endurance beanie4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Merino Wool Hat

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

Complain

Size-Overall18%−0.10

Far too large

Way too small

wont fit now sending back

Thickness10%−0.02

Not very thick

being so thin could probably fit under a baseball cap

is thinner than I expected

Quality-Overall9%−0.05

POOR QUALITY

Cheap and a bit nasty

Not the best

Warmth7%+2.79

I would not like to wear it in extremely cold temperatures

Not particularly warm

Doesnt keep you warm

Value For Money5%−0.03

This is not value for money

On the pricey side

a waste of money

Love

Warmth30%+2.79

Nice and warm

keeps me warm

Warm hat

Size-Overall14%−0.10

Fits well

The fit is snug

Its also not too tight

Comfort-Overall11%+0.81

Really comfortable too

Nice, comfy hat

this is just lovely to wear

Quality-Overall9%−0.05

I bought because had good reviews

Excellent quality

great product

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%+0.12

Perfect exactly as described

As above, 🙂 Very happy with this beanie, it's exactly what is claimed in the description, very nice, 🙂

Exactly what i was looking for

Return

3.5% Return rate 71% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall54%▅▆▅▇▅█

Far too large

Way too small

wont fit now sending back

Color8%▇▇█▁▁▁
Quality-Overall7%▅▂▁▆▁█

POOR QUALITY

Cheap and a bit nasty

Not the best

Thin7%▃▆▅▄█▇

Too thin

I found the material somewhat thin for the price

Material Quality5%█▂█▄▁▁

FAQ

Common Merino Wool Hat questions

Answered from the same tracked data.