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hills science plan cat food

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 40Growth 20Conversion 80Competition 51Returns 100Price range 81Avg price 95Brand share 8Review moat 93Quality gap 35

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible£25.86

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great130.21

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Great£7.34–£52.19

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

Conversion

Great8.2%

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

Competition

Good55%

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

Market size

Okay£206K

£206K/yr · 97K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-10.6%

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

Brand share

Bad97%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hills science plan cat food is a £206K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (97K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

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

hills science plan cat food market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£155K–£207K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.2%
Avg BSR
#303
Page quality
0%
Prime
47%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
79 months
Avg seller age
163 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

98

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • Hill's72%
  • HILLS PET FOOD DRY11%
  • Hill's Science Plan7%
  • FOXCUP4%
  • Hills Science3%
  • EETU2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 98 weeks — -10.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top hills science plan cat food search terms

  • hills science plan cat food62K/yr
  • hills cat food16K/yr
  • science plan cat food7K/yr
  • hills science diet cat food4K/yr
  • hills cat food dry4K/yr
  • hills science plan5K/yr
All search terms

Top hills science plan cat food 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%10%£21K20%£41K30%£62K40%£82K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hills science plan cat food

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

What buyers love

Pet Friendly46%

“Cats love it”

Quality-Overall16%

“Good quality food”

Value For Money6%

“Value for your money”

Size-Overall6%

“It seems to suit them well”

Smell5%

“Also it gets rid of bad smells in her mouth or keeps her teeth clean l do use another make”

Moist/Dry4%

“Great dry food for my Ragdoll cats — we keep buying it”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing3%

“Convenient kibble”

Taste-Overall2%

“Proper cat food”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“I guess she must like it a lot as there is always a clean dish”

Durability1%

“lasts us well”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money14%

“This cat food is expensive”

Texture/Consistency-Overall13%

“We've noticed they're coats are much glossier”

Quality-Overall13%

“so I suspect a quality issue”

Size-Overall13%

“Much small bag then expected”

Indigestion4%

“A few minor digestive issues at first”

Leak-Proof4%

“sometimes very small leakage”

Common questions

Is hills science plan cat food profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £206K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the hills science plan cat food niche?
7 brands and 98 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hills science plan cat food?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Texture/Consistency-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for hills science plan cat food peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the hills science plan cat food niche?
Listings span £7.34–£52.19; the average listing price is £25.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 130 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.