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title: "Trend — directors chair - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-01T03:12:54.352Z"
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  description: "Niche score 66/100 · £70K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **directors chair**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.7%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 17Growth 90Conversion 17Competition 79Returns 96Price range 90Avg price 95Brand share 79Review moat 72Quality gap 63

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.7%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Incredible****£42.33**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Growth**

**Great****+98.4%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Price range**

**Great****£11.20–£76.34**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Competition**

**Great****36%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Brand share**

**Great****56%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Review moat**

**Good****636.95**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.4★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****£70K**

£70K/yr · 121K searches

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.4%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")