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red placemats

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Soft demand (-44.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 5Growth 3Conversion 32Competition 66Returns 40Price range 23Avg price 47Brand share 78Review moat 60Quality gap 72

Brand share

Great57%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good46%

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

Review moat

Good1,083.95

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay£11.69

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Okay3.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Okay2.5%

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

Price range

Bad£7.08–£17.30

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

Market size

Bad£18K

£18K/yr · 62K searches

Growth

Bad-44.6%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, red placemats is a £18K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (62K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

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

red placemats market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£18K–£23K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.5%
Avg BSR
#306
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
62%
Out of stock
23.2%
Avg brand age
47 months
Avg seller age
196 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

36%

  • APLKER22%
  • marysgift9%
  • maifey9%
  • Purejoy9%
  • BAOFIN8%
  • pigchcy7%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 30 weeks — -44.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top red placemats search terms

  • red placemats25K/yr
  • red table mats15K/yr
  • burgundy placemats5K/yr
  • red placemats and coaster sets5K/yr
  • red place mats5K/yr
  • red place mats for table 66K/yr
All search terms

Top red placemats 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%3%£5526%£1K9%£2K12%£2K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about red placemats

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall41%

“Very nice addition to my dining table”

Ease Of Cleaning22%

“easy to clean”

Color14%

“Very pleased with my purchase lovely colour would buy again”

Value For Money12%

“Excellent value”

Durability8%

“Durability”

Heating4%

“you can go full heat and steam”

What buyers complain about

Grip20%

“not non slip”

Durability20%

“The predecessor of this mat had lasted 20 years with no marks”

Size-Overall20%

“smaller than expected according to the price bt it worked for me”

Design-Overall20%

“Disappointed with size and structure”

Value For Money10%

“Disappointing and poor value for money”

Color10%

“Plastic dull red - poor value for money”

Top return reasons

Color39%
Size-Overall30%
Thickness6%
Material Quality6%
Quality-Overall5%
Strength3%
Mechanism Issues1%
Thin1%
Eco Friendliness1%
Adhesion/Stickiness1%

Common questions

Is red placemats profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £18K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -44.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the red placemats niche?
17 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in red placemats?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Grip, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 3.8%.
What does it cost to enter the red placemats niche?
Listings span £7.08–£17.30; the average listing price is £11.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,084 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.