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Scratching Post

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But demand is soft, at -13.6% this quarter, so Scratching Post is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
63
63 / 100
Top 7% of 875 Pet Supplies niches · +13 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£788K/yr1.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
-13.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
39%top-5 click share · 31 brands · 50 sellers

Flapen Score

Scratching Post against its category

The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Scratching Post is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

63Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Scratching Post market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Scratching Post 1.1M times last year and spent an estimated £788K. The top 5 brands take 50% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 63 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £788K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-13.6%
Conversion, latest week
4.7%
Market size, estimated
£788Ka year
Peak month
December1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
cat scratcher469K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.07.

Listings sell for £15.07 on average, from £6.86 to £32.21. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £15.07 that is £11K to £15K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.07inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.86–£32.21
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£11K–£15K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

91% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 87% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #24 within Cats. It carries 5,359 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
91%
Prime listings
87%
Out of stock, average day
1.5%
Average rank
#24in Cats
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,359per listing
Listings tracked
45

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 7 of last year's 14 launches as successful.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 7 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
7Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Scratching Post 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 only 39% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£24K£47K£71K£95K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

31 falling

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

45%

  • Amazon Basics17%
  • Conlun12%
  • Coching8%
  • TRIXIE7%
  • RAM ONLINE7%
  • EHEYCIGA5%

Demand

Scratching Post search demand

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

30K20KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Scratching Post search terms shoppers use

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

  • cat scratcher469K/yr
  • scratching post274K/yr
  • cat scratching64K/yr
  • cat scratch52K/yr
  • cat scratcher post41K/yr
  • cat scratching post extra tall27K/yr
  • tall cat scratching post32K/yr
  • large cat scratching post30K/yr
  • cat scratchers22K/yr
  • cat scratchers for indoor cats13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scratching Post

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

Complain

Size-Overall26%−0.18

its quite big

Not fit for purpose

Not large

Durability12%−0.08

Broke within a couple of months

Didnt last

Poor durability

Strength10%−0.03

Not very robust

Not sturdy

flimsy as hell

Quality-Overall8%−0.02

cheap quality

Disappointing quality

watch out for cheaper ones which are not of same quality

Assembly/Installation4%+0.13

It was a little difficult to put together

The assembly instructions for this are terrible

But of a struggle to build it

Love

Pet Friendly26%

Comfortable for cats

Cats love it

Cat approved

Quality-Overall14%−0.02

Good quality & perfect for big cats

Good quality, easily assembled

Excellent Product

Value For Money12%+0.66

Amazing value

Money well spent

Excellent value

Strength9%−0.03

Its very stable

stable, easy to build, the cats love it so far

Good and strong

Scratch Resistance7%+0.46

These are great scratchers

Saves my walls being scratched

I also like that it helps protect furniture by giving my cat an attractive place to scratch instead

Return

0.6% Return rate 58% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall50%▇▆▆█▆▇

its quite big

Not fit for purpose

Not large

Defective Material/Parts12%█▇▅▅█▆
Quality-Overall8%▇▇█▅█▆

cheap quality

Disappointing quality

watch out for cheaper ones which are not of same quality

Strength5%▄▆█▇▄█

Not very robust

Not sturdy

flimsy as hell

Assembly/Installation4%▄█▅▄▆▁

It was a little difficult to put together

The assembly instructions for this are terrible

But of a struggle to build it

FAQ

Common Scratching Post questions

Answered from the same tracked data.