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Shoulder Support

Maybe

The products selling today average only 3.9★. But demand is soft, at -16.6% this quarter, so Shoulder Support is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 18% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +8 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£497K/yr761K searches / yr
90-day growth
-16.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
45%top-5 click share · 27 brands · 31 sellers

Flapen Score

Shoulder Support against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Shoulder Support is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shoulder Support market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shoulder Support 761K times last year and spent an estimated £497K. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 761K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £497K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
761K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-16.6%
Conversion, latest week
4.8%
Market size, estimated
£497Ka year
Peak month
March1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
shoulder support344K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.52.

Listings sell for £13.52 on average, from £5.50 to £39.58. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £13.52 that is £10K to £14K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.52under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.50–£39.58
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£10K–£14K
Returns
4.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #33 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 1,917 reviews at 3.85 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
3.0%
Average rank
#33in Medical Supplies & Equipment
Average rating
3.85 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,917per listing
Listings tracked
37

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 15 launches as successful.

15 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 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
15
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Shoulder Support 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 45% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£20K£40K£60K£80K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

27 falling

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

32%

  • Suptrust26%
  • Sports Laboratory15%
  • BraceUP11%
  • Flow fire9%
  • Jorun4%
  • ZINZ4%

Demand

Shoulder Support search demand

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

18K13KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Shoulder Support search terms shoppers use

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

  • shoulder support344K/yr
  • shoulder brace126K/yr
  • rotator cuff shoulder support42K/yr
  • shoulder strap36K/yr
  • anaconda shoulder brace24K/yr
  • shoulder support for women31K/yr
  • shoulder brace for men13K/yr
  • rotator cuff brace19K/yr
  • shoulder support men23K/yr
  • shoulder support brace13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shoulder Support

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

Complain

Size-Overall23%−0.26

Difficult to fit

Was too big

Too small

Comfort-Overall17%−0.07

is a touch uncomfortable

Very uncomfortable under the arms

Found it uncomfortable

Ease Of Use10%−0.04

a little tricky to put on

Difficult to get on

Too painful to use

Smell4%−0.09

The smell of burnt plastic is overwheling

Strong chemical odors

Toxic smell

Quality-Overall3%+2.05

Cheap and nasty

Absolute rubbish

Poor item

Love

Quality-Overall22%+2.05

Build quality seems solid

Excellent Product

Nice product well made

Comfort-Overall12%−0.07

Very comfortable

comfortable to wear

kept me comfy through the day

Size-Overall12%−0.26

True to size

Excellent fit

Easy to fit

Value For Money11%+1.14

Good value

Great value

Very reasonable price

Ease Of Use6%−0.04

easy to use

easy to wear

Easy to put on

Return

4.0% Return rate 66% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall58%███▇▇█

Difficult to fit

Was too big

Too small

Comfort-Overall15%▆▇▆█▇▆

is a touch uncomfortable

Very uncomfortable under the arms

Found it uncomfortable

Functionality-Overall9%▆▆▇█▆▅
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▅▅▇▂█▄

It just did not fit as in the photo

Not as expected

Different from shown

Ease Of Use2%▆▅▄▇▇█

a little tricky to put on

Difficult to get on

Too painful to use

FAQ

Common Shoulder Support questions

Answered from the same tracked data.