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Umbrella

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.6% of orders. But demand is soft, at -27.2% this quarter, so Umbrella is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 37% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£890K/yr3.4M searches / yr
90-day growth
-27.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
58%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 34 sellers

Flapen Score

Umbrella against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Umbrella market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Umbrella 3.4M times last year and spent an estimated £890K. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 3.4M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -27.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £890K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.4M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-27.2%
Conversion, latest week
2.5%
Market size, estimated
£890Ka year
Peak month
September6.7× the quietest month
Top search term
umbrella1.7M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.25.

Listings sell for £10.25 on average, from £5.54 to £23.65. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 6,000 to 8,000 of them. At £10.25 that is £62K to £82K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.25under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.54–£23.65
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
6,000–8,000
Revenue per listing a year
£62K–£82K
Returns
1.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #25 within Luggage & Travel Gear. It carries 10,117 reviews at 4.19 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#25in Luggage & Travel Gear
Average rating
4.19 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
10,117per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top Umbrella 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 58% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£45K£89K£134K£178K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

31%

  • Repel Umbrella20%
  • SY COMPACT15%
  • TUMELLA13%
  • Exquisgoods10%
  • TechRise7%
  • Aolso4%

Demand

Umbrella search demand

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

225K175KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.7×

Search terms

Top Umbrella search terms shoppers use

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

  • umbrella1.7M/yr
  • umbrella windproof strong542K/yr
  • umbrellas207K/yr
  • compact umbrella131K/yr
  • mini umbrella106K/yr
  • small umbrella87K/yr
  • windproof umbrella156K/yr
  • travel umbrella46K/yr
  • small umbrella for handbag51K/yr
  • folding umbrella compact30K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Umbrella

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

Complain

Durability22%−0.32

Broke after first use

didnt last

Broke first use

Quality-Overall10%+1.96

Not as good as it advertised

Very cheap product

Extremely poor quality

Value For Money6%+0.63

Not worth the money

Waste of money

A Bit Expensive

Size-Overall6%−0.03

But bigger than I expected

Smaller than expected

Not fit for purpose

Ease Of Use5%−0.02

Too hard to close genuinely

Literally impossible to open

Very difficult to open

Love

Quality-Overall27%+1.96

Stunning build quality

Amazing quality

Really well made and light

Strength19%+1.34

Very sturdy infrastructure

Great solid and sturdy umbrella

Nice and sturdy

Value For Money10%+0.63

Good Value

Great value

Excellent value for money

Weather Proof6%−0.01

Weatherproof and great price

Windproof

It really is wind proof

Ease Of Use5%−0.02

Easy to open

Ease of use

Easy to open and close

Return

1.6% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall26%▄▅███▆

But bigger than I expected

Smaller than expected

Not fit for purpose

Weight Heavy14%▅▅▅█▇▆

Too heavy as well

Quite heavy

Quite heavy to carry

Functionality-Overall7%█▅▄▄▅▇
Durability7%█▇▅▂▃▃

Broke after first use

didnt last

Broke first use

Defective Material/Parts7%█▇▄▅▃▅

FAQ

Common Umbrella questions

Answered from the same tracked data.