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Drawstring Bags

Drawstring Bags shows low returns (1.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

59
Worth a look
Market size 55Growth 22Conversion 45Competition 80Returns 94Price range 17Avg price 22Brand share 92Review moat 56Quality gap 76
This niche Category average

Is Drawstring Bags profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Drawstring Bags is a £389K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 43% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Drawstring Bags: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -5.8% over the last 90 days and 3.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£389K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr-5.8%1.4M
Conversion rate3.6%
Avg price£7.90

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 43% of demand, so 57% of the market is open.

57%

open market share

Brands · sellers34 · 78
Top-5 product click share35%
Open market57%
Avg brand age31 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 52 products

Sponsored placement94%
New entrants (1y)5· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,251

Top Drawstring Bags products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£12K£23K£35K£47K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

43%

Top 20: 88%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

52%

  • WESTWOOD FOX11%
  • JFmall10%
  • WANDF8%
  • Didiseen7%
  • PLULON7%
  • YSUY6%

Drawstring Bags demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.4MCVR3.6%Products52Brands34Top 5 Brands43%OOS Rate0.9%Rating4.3★Reviews1,251Avg BSR#29
100K60KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×

Top Drawstring Bags search terms shoppers use

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

  • drawstring bags276K/yr
  • swimming bag268K/yr
  • swim bag151K/yr
  • drawstring bag128K/yr
  • pe bag165K/yr
  • drawstring gym bags27K/yr
  • string bag44K/yr
  • small drawstring bag36K/yr
  • draw string bag gym36K/yr
  • draw string bag31K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Drawstring Bags

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

74% of reviews
Quality-Overall19%

Excellent product

Size-Overall13%

Perfect size

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

Same as image advertised no problems

Value For Money9%

Good value for money

Pockets/Compartments5%

I like the extra pockets in

What buyers complain about

79% of reviews
Strap/String Quality23%

The string broke

Durability20%

rips easily

Quality-Overall19%

Shocking quality

Size-Overall6%

Small opening

Water Resistance3%

it was not water proof

Drawstring Bags return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.1%

Return rate

49%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
40%
2Strap/String Quality
15%
3Quality-Overall
9%
4Durability
5%
5Material Quality
5%

Common Drawstring Bags questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Drawstring Bags 59/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £389K/yr across 52 tracked products. 2 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -5.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Drawstring Bags on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Aug–Sep, where the busiest month runs 4.3× the quietest.