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mum blanket

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Soft demand (-85.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 14Growth 0Conversion 80Competition 62Returns 98Price range 36Avg price 60Brand share 55Review moat 21Quality gap 24

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.2%

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

Competition

Good48%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Good£13.16

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Good72%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Okay£9.40–£18.20

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad10,960.75

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad£58K

£58K/yr · 53K searches

Growth

Bad-85.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, mum blanket is a £58K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (53K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

mum blanket market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£33K–£39K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.2%
Avg BSR
#325
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
80%
Out of stock
20.2%
Avg brand age
15 months
Avg seller age
264 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

24%

  • Niyewsor23%
  • Bedsure18%
  • PUYTG14%
  • PRSTENLY9%
  • GUDELAK7%
  • ePicsoa4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 98 weeks — -85.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 15.3×

Top mum blanket search terms

  • mum blanket32K/yr
  • blanket for mum5K/yr
  • mum blanket from daughter6K/yr
  • mothers day blanket9K/yr
All search terms

Top mum blanket products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%£2K8%£5K12%£7K16%£9K1101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about mum blanket

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Gifting Purpose16%

“Great gift”

Quality-Overall13%

“quality great gift”

Size-Overall11%

“Decent size too”

Value For Money11%

“Very nice price”

Soft Feel11%

“So soft”

Warmth9%

“Warm and comfy”

Weight Light4%

“Lightweight”

Print Quality4%

“The print on it is beautiful”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As described”

Comfort-Overall3%

“comforting it is”

What buyers complain about

Thickness17%

“it isn't very thick”

Size-Overall10%

“quite big in size”

Thin9%

“Thin”

Washability9%

“Awful looked like it had been washed 100 times”

Value For Money8%

“Expensive for what they are”

Quality-Overall8%

“not a quality product”

Print Quality5%

“The print on the product is missing”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“This is definitely not what is advertised”

Smell3%

“and dont really smell”

Color2%

“the dye job is appalling”

Top return reasons

Quality-Overall31%
Thickness10%
Print Quality8%
Size-Overall8%
Thin8%
Material Quality6%
Color6%
Washability6%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Moist/Dry4%

Common questions

Is mum blanket profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £58K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -85.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the mum blanket niche?
16 brands and 23 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in mum blanket?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Size-Overall, Thin. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for mum blanket peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Dec; the busiest month runs 15.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the mum blanket niche?
Listings span £9.40–£18.20; the average listing price is £13.16 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 10,961 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.