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title: "Trend — merrell mens walking shoes - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 52/100 · £562K/yr market · 1.8M searches/yr · £55.38 avg price. Weak search conversion (0.5%) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **merrell mens walking shoes**

**Worth a look**

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 13% of clicks), but weak search conversion (0.5%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 62Growth 24Conversion 7Competition 97Returns 19Price range 58Avg price 91Brand share 48Review moat 44Quality gap 75

**Competition**

**Incredible****13%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Avg price**

**Great****£55.38**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Good****£562K**

£562K/yr · 1.8M searches

**Price range**

**Good****£13.50–£159.07**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Brand share**

**Okay****76%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,071.65**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Bad****-1.3%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Returns**

**Bad****6.8%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.5%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Signals**[** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")