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Umbrella

Umbrella shows low returns (1.6%), but soft demand (-27.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look
Market size 76Growth 11Conversion 32Competition 45Returns 83Price range 48Avg price 35Brand share 67Review moat 22Quality gap 82
This niche Category average

Is Umbrella profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Umbrella is a £890K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Umbrella: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -27.2% over the last 90 days and 2.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£890K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr200K
Search volume / yr-27.2%3.4M
Conversion rate2.5%
Avg price£10.25

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand, so 35% of the market is open.

35%

open market share

Brands · sellers22 · 34
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market35%
Avg brand age50 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 26 products

Sponsored placement88%
New entrants (1y)3· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews10,117

Top Umbrella products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond 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%

Umbrella demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume3.4MCVR2.5%Products26Brands22Top 5 Brands65%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.2★Reviews10,117Avg BSR#25
225K175KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Top Umbrella search terms shoppers use

The exact queries 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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Umbrella

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Quality-Overall27%

Stunning build quality

Strength19%

Very sturdy infrastructure

Value For Money10%

Good Value

Weather Proof6%

Weatherproof and great price

Ease Of Use5%

Easy to open

What buyers complain about

70% of reviews
Durability22%

Broke after first use

Quality-Overall10%

Not as good as it advertised

Value For Money6%

Not worth the money

Size-Overall6%

But bigger than I expected

Ease Of Use5%

Too hard to close genuinely

Umbrella return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.6%

Return rate

32%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
26%
2Weight Heavy
14%
3Functionality-Overall
7%
4Durability
7%
5Defective Material/Parts
7%

Common Umbrella questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Umbrella 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £890K/yr across 26 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -27.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Umbrella on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 6.7× the quietest.