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Hills Zd Dog Food

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 96% of clicks, so Hills Zd Dog Food is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 31% of 875 Pet Supplies niches · +4 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£202K/yr99K searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
46%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 101 sellers

Flapen Score

Hills Zd Dog Food against its category

The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Hills Zd Dog Food is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Hills Zd Dog Food market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Hills Zd Dog Food 99K times last year and spent an estimated £202K. The top 5 brands take 96% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 99K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £202K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
99K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.1%
Conversion, latest week
5.5%
Market size, estimated
£202Ka year
Peak month
January3.1× the quietest month
Top search term
hills prescription dog food58K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £36.90.

Listings sell for £36.90 on average, from £7.70 to £76.19. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £36.90 that is £4K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£36.90inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.70–£76.19
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£9K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

29% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 26% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #556 within Food. It carries 360 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
29%
Prime listings
26%
Out of stock, average day
3.8%
Average rank
#556in Food
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
360per listing
Listings tracked
38

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 82 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
82 months

Products

Top Hills Zd Dog Food products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£8K£16K£24K£32K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

101

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

3%

  • Hill's68%
  • HILL'S PRESCRIPTION DIET17%
  • Generic5%
  • Daisy Dreams3%
  • ROYAL CANIN2%
  • Pro Plan Veterinary Diets2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 3%)

Demand

Hills Zd Dog Food search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

3K2KSpike '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Search terms

Top Hills Zd Dog Food search terms shoppers use

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

  • hills prescription dog food58K/yr
  • hills zd dog food15K/yr
  • hills hypoallergenic dog food10K/yr
  • hills zd6K/yr
  • hills z/d dog food5K/yr
  • hills prescription diet dog food4K/yr
  • hills prescription diet2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hills Zd Dog Food

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Value For Money38%−0.17

Quite expensive

Slightly overpriced

Quiet expensive

Allergies12%−0.08

Skin allergy

Not a complete cure for skin issues

was desperate for it as had an itchy dog who had been prescribed this along with medication

Size-Overall7%

They are small in size

The biscuits are much smaller in size

The small size of the kibble

Indigestion6%−0.09

Gave my dog severe constipation to the point she was crying in pain

wasnt good for his stomach

Caused gastrointestinal problems for my dog

Quality-Overall3%+0.85

Not the best quality

the quality is so bad

Love

Pet Friendly16%

My dog very happy

My cat loves it

dog loves it

Value For Money15%−0.17

worth it

Excellent and value for money

Good value

Quality-Overall15%+0.85

Excellent product

Very good quality of kibble

Treat quality is great

Allergies11%−0.08

Excellent for dogs with allergies

they have helped with her allergies

No more itchy skin

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%−0.01

As advertised

Does what it's supposed to do

As expected

FAQ

Common Hills Zd Dog Food questions

Answered from the same tracked data.