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pashmina shawl

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Weak search conversion (1.4%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 30Growth 32Conversion 18Competition 58Returns 32Price range 45Avg price 45Brand share 25Review moat 44Quality gap 42

Competition

Good50%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Okay£11.44

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay£7.75–£20.85

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

Review moat

Okay2,066.78

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+5.9%

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

Returns

Okay4.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Okay£134K

£134K/yr · 839K searches

Brand share

Okay90%

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

Conversion

Bad1.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pashmina shawl is a £134K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (839K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pashmina shawl market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£114K–£143K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.4%
Avg BSR
#22
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
4.0%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
176 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

8%

  • RIIQIICHY48%
  • FURTALK26%
  • vimate8%
  • wocharm4%
  • SWAT PANY4%
  • York Shawls2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top pashmina shawl search terms

  • pashmina shawls and wraps130K/yr
  • shawl117K/yr
  • shawls and wraps for women131K/yr
  • pashmina70K/yr
  • stole32K/yr
  • poncho women69K/yr
  • shawl for wedding guest14K/yr
  • pashminas for women38K/yr
  • shall25K/yr
  • pashmina shawl28K/yr
All search terms

Top pashmina shawl products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%£5K8%£11K12%£16K16%£21K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pashmina shawl

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Soft Feel22%

“The soft material makes it comfortable”

Quality-Overall22%

“Great quality shawl”

Warmth10%

“warm and easy to use”

Color8%

“amazing colour”

Value For Money6%

“are great value for money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Perfect exactly what we wanted”

Size-Overall6%

“Great size”

Material Quality6%

“Lovely soft material”

Gifting Purpose4%

“Given as a gift”

Thickness2%

“Awesome,soft and thick, got it for daughter's prom”

What buyers complain about

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“mismatch”

Color14%

“Its not white its ivory”

Size-Overall11%

“smaller than expected”

Thickness9%

“one order is thin the next is thick”

Value For Money8%

“Looks more expensive than it is”

Material Quality8%

“inconsistency in material”

Quality-Overall5%

“And cheap looking”

Top return reasons

Color52%
Size-Overall12%
Material Quality9%
Quality-Overall4%
Thin3%
Thickness3%
Length2%
Width2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Warmth2%

Common questions

Is pashmina shawl profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £134K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
How competitive is the pashmina shawl niche?
11 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pashmina shawl?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Color, Size-Overall. The return rate is 4.4%.
When does demand for pashmina shawl peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pashmina shawl niche?
Listings span £7.75–£20.85; the average listing price is £11.44 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,067 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.