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Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap is a Fail.

Flapen Score
39
39 / 100
Ranks 1,746 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −9 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£36K/yr22K searches / yr
90-day growth
-40.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
72%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 36 sellers

Flapen Score

Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

39Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap 22K times last year and spent an estimated £36K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

9.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 22K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -40.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £36K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
22K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-40.2%
Conversion, latest week
9.0%
Market size, estimated
£36Ka year
Peak month
January2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
thermacare lower back heat wrap10K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £18.37.

Listings sell for £18.37 on average, from £6.28 to £36.13. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £18.37 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£18.37inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.28–£36.13
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

32% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 89% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #895 within Hot & Cold Therapies. It carries 1,499 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
32%
Prime listings
89%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#895in Hot & Cold Therapies
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,499per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
54 months

Products

Top Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap 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 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£4K£7K£11K£14K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • ThermaCare91%
  • THE HEAT COMPANY5%
  • TerraTherm3%
  • ThermPak1%

Demand

Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap search demand

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

600400Spike '25AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap search terms shoppers use

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

  • thermacare lower back heat wrap10K/yr
  • thermacare7K/yr
  • thermacare heat wraps5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap

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

Complain

Value For Money20%−0.06

Expensive

The only probyis the cost unfortunately

waste of money

Quality-Overall20%−0.09

Ok. They work,but nowhere near as good as the others I use,all the black settles at the bottom of each pouch

Best quality for the purpose they are however a little expensive

Skin Health10%−0.07

No idea why the have a warning that they could burn skin

Sensitivity-Overall10%+0.20

I do have sensitive skin

Size-Overall10%−0.07

Smaller

These are so much smaller than they used to be

Love

Heating Element11%+0.81

Very effective and comforting heat pads

Best heat pads ever providing heat warm

The heat level is excellent

Muscle Pain Relief11%−0.03

Helps with back pain

Good product helped ease painful muscle

help to ease tense muscles

Quality-Overall11%−0.09

Good product

Quality

Just as good a a big brand

Warmth8%+0.58

Brilliant at keeping warm a long time

Warm and comfortable

keep warm several hours

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.52

It works as described

Does what it says

All as expected

Return

0.3% Return rate 12% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall24%▃▄▁█▁▁
Heating21%▃▁▅▁█▁

did not heat up

Age Suitability12%▁▅█▁▁▁
Size-Overall12%▄▁▁█▁▁

Smaller

These are so much smaller than they used to be

Certifications6%█▁▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Thermacare Lower Back Heat Wrap questions

Answered from the same tracked data.