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Stockings

Fail

Prices span $2.02–$11.78, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Stockings is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 1,186 of 2,461 Fashion niches · on the category median
Market size
£226K/yr1.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
-23.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 17 sellers

Flapen Score

Stockings against its category

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

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

Market

The Stockings market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Stockings 1.0M times last year and spent an estimated £226K. The top 5 brands take 78% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £226K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.0M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-23.1%
Conversion, latest week
3.5%
Market size, estimated
£226Ka year
Peak month
October2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
stockings349K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.17.

Listings sell for £6.17 on average, from £2.02 to £11.78. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £6.17 that is £8K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.17under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.02–£11.78
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£9K
Returns
1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #28 within Socks & Tights. It carries 981 reviews at 4.21 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
0.5%
Average rank
#28in Socks & Tights
Average rating
4.21 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
981per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Stockings 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 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£23K£45K£68K£90K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

18%

  • LUSLOVE33%
  • RSLOVE25%
  • DancMolly10%
  • E-Laurels7%
  • Ann Summers5%
  • EVELIFE4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 18%)

Demand

Stockings search demand

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

50K30KSpike '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Search terms

Top Stockings search terms shoppers use

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

  • stockings349K/yr
  • stockings for women229K/yr
  • hold up stockings for women87K/yr
  • black stockings74K/yr
  • hold ups44K/yr
  • plus size stockings22K/yr
  • hold up stockings21K/yr
  • thigh high stockings26K/yr
  • seamed stockings22K/yr
  • hold ups for women21K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Stockings

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

Complain

Size-Overall30%−0.15

Don't fit

too long

Too short

Quality-Overall21%−0.04

Cheap n nasty

Total rubbish, its a pity there is a no star rating

Poor quality

Durability8%

These are the worst hold ups I have ever had

Won't hold up

durability they won't last long due to the thin material

Thigh Fit6%−0.06

This does not come up to my thigh

with strong elastic for the thigh

Too tight even for my skinny legs

Stitch/Finish/Polish3%−0.07

Poor stitching

then stitching came loose ladderd after 10 minutes would not recommend this product although their other products are perfect would avoid this one in future

Love

Quality-Overall28%−0.04

Good Quality Stockings - I Like Them

Seem to be better made than usual looks good on also keeps the legs warm

Good quality

Size-Overall23%−0.15

Fit well

Great fit and looks great on as the holes are not too big

Lucious look fab fit well im ordering more lol

Comfort-Overall9%+0.86

SO COMFORTABLE

are comfortable to wear

Also really comfy

Soft Feel7%

Super soft and very comfortable

Very luxurious soft and very fine

love how soft the material is

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.84

Gets the job done

Exactly as described

As seen

Return

1.2% Return rate 63% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall38%▅▆▆▇▆█

Don't fit

too long

Too short

Quality-Overall10%▅▆█▂▃▃

Cheap n nasty

Total rubbish, its a pity there is a no star rating

Poor quality

Thigh Fit9%▄▆▂▆█▁

This does not come up to my thigh

with strong elastic for the thigh

Too tight even for my skinny legs

Gap/Hole6%▃█▇▆▆▆
Length6%▇▃▆▃▆█

FAQ

Common Stockings questions

Answered from the same tracked data.