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Blanket

Blanket shows low returns (1.4%), but soft demand (-26.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look
Market size 71Growth 12Conversion 15Competition 77Returns 86Price range 60Avg price 48Brand share 64Review moat 20Quality gap 47
This niche Category average

Is Blanket profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Blanket is a £749K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (5.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Blanket: 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 -26.4% over the last 90 days and 1.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£749K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr100K
Search volume / yr-26.4%5.4M
Conversion rate1.2%
Avg price£11.80

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand, so 33% of the market is open.

33%

open market share

Brands · sellers22 · 33
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market33%
Avg brand age44 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 50 products

Sponsored placement88%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews12,947

Top Blanket 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£22K£45K£67K£90K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

27%

  • Exclusivo Mezcla20%
  • Bedsure14%
  • BEDELITE13%
  • WAVVE12%
  • EHC8%
  • Utopia Bedding6%

Blanket demand & seasonality

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

Volume5.4MCVR1.2%Products50Brands22Top 5 Brands67%OOS Rate4.8%Rating4.5★Reviews12,947Avg BSR#37
225K175KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Top Blanket search terms shoppers use

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

  • blanket1.5M/yr
  • throws for sofas587K/yr
  • sofa throw326K/yr
  • fleece blanket406K/yr
  • blankets and throws336K/yr
  • throw blanket365K/yr
  • throw257K/yr
  • blankets247K/yr
  • throws218K/yr
  • bed throw122K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Blanket

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

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Warmth17%

stays really warm

Soft Feel15%

Fluffy and soft

Quality-Overall14%

Beautiful quality

Value For Money12%

Amazing value

Comfort-Overall6%

Comfy p

What buyers complain about

67% of reviews
Durability19%

Broke after a month

Heating9%

Heats up very unevenly

Thickness9%

This is NOT thick in the slightest

Quality-Overall7%

Completely rubbish product

Smell6%

it smells like burnt like a hair straightener or something so I've unplugged it this is unfortunate

Blanket return rate & reasons

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

1.4%

Return rate

52%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
22%
2Color
21%
3Heating
11%
4Thin
9%
5Quality-Overall
9%

Common Blanket questions

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

Flapen scores Blanket 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £749K/yr across 50 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -26.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Blanket on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.