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Neutral Shoe Polish

Fail

Demand is soft, at -26.3% this quarter, so Neutral Shoe Polish is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 1,186 of 2,461 Fashion niches · on the category median
Market size
£70K/yr82K searches / yr
90-day growth
-26.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
48%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 69 sellers

Flapen Score

Neutral Shoe Polish against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Neutral Shoe Polish is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Neutral Shoe Polish market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Neutral Shoe Polish 82K times last year and spent an estimated £70K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

12.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 82K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -26.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £70K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
82K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-26.3%
Conversion, latest week
12.5%
Market size, estimated
£70Ka year
Peak month
November2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
kiwi parade gloss black17K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.82.

Listings sell for £6.82 on average, from £2.18 to £37.48. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £6.82 that is £2K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.82under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.18–£37.48
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£3K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

42% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 81% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #260 within Shoe, Jewellery & Watch Accessories. It carries 811 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
42%
Prime listings
81%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#260in Shoe, Jewellery & Watch Accessories
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
811per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 66 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
66 months

Products

Top Neutral Shoe Polish 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 48% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£7K£10K£14K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

8%

  • KIWI43%
  • Cherry Blossom15%
  • SAPHIR13%
  • Crease Protect13%
  • SOL6%
  • Kiwi2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 8%)

Demand

Neutral Shoe Polish search demand

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

6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Search terms

Top Neutral Shoe Polish search terms shoppers use

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

  • kiwi parade gloss black17K/yr
  • parade gloss shoe polish black14K/yr
  • neutral shoe polish15K/yr
  • clear shoe polish12K/yr
  • kiwi black shoe polish parade gloss4K/yr
  • shoe polish neutral5K/yr
  • neutral shoe polish for leather4K/yr
  • parade gloss shoe polish4K/yr
  • parade gloss3K/yr
  • kiwi parade gloss3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Neutral Shoe Polish

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

Complain

Value For Money31%−0.02

pricey

Expensive

Very Expensive

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%−0.09

The brushes look nothing like the photos

False Advertisement

This product is very misleading

Ease Of Use10%−0.07

Cannot open the tin

Impossible to open

Impossible to open tin

Maintenance And Repair5%−0.03

Needs improving

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%+1.08

Been using kiwi and Ive had issues with the shine

they soon ended up like the last pair wet with water marks while this product didnt even bring the shine back

Love

Stitch/Finish/Polish25%+2.38

Good shoe polish

Amazing polish

Good polish

Quality-Overall20%+0.77

Good comprehensive kit

Excellent product

Very good quality polish

Brightness/Shine/Glow19%+1.08

Good shine

Brilliant shine

Extreme shine

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%−0.09

Just what I wanted

Works like a dream

exactly as described

Value For Money6%−0.02

Affordable

Good for price

Worth Buying it

Return

0.2% Return rate 63% Fixable by listing

Color43%▁█▆▃▃▆

My black one has missing tufts

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%█▁▅▄▁▃

The brushes look nothing like the photos

False Advertisement

This product is very misleading

Brightness/Shine/Glow9%▁▁▁█▄▁

Been using kiwi and Ive had issues with the shine

they soon ended up like the last pair wet with water marks while this product didnt even bring the shine back

Value For Money7%▁▁▁▁█▁

pricey

Expensive

Very Expensive

Functionality-Overall5%▁▁▁▇█▅

Tin opener does not work

FAQ

Common Neutral Shoe Polish questions

Answered from the same tracked data.