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Army Costume

soft demand (-57.9% this quarter) — Army Costume doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Market size 13Growth 0Conversion 12Competition 81Returns 46Price range 83Avg price 88Brand share 85Review moat 72Quality gap 77
This niche Category average

Is Army Costume profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Army Costume is a £52K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (264K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 50% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Army Costume: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -57.9% over the last 90 days and 1.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£52K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-57.9%264K
Conversion rate1.0%
Avg price£20.25

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 50% of demand, so 50% of the market is open.

50%

open market share

Brands · sellers29 · 73
Top-5 product click share34%
Open market50%
Avg brand age54 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 · 47 products

Sponsored placement70%
New entrants (1y)5· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews616

Top Army Costume 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 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£6K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

29 rising

Sellers

73

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

45%

  • G5 APPAREL15%
  • HENBRANDT15%
  • deAO7%
  • Smiffys7%
  • MERCIYD6%
  • OUTBOUND5%

Army Costume demand & seasonality

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

Volume264KCVR1.0%Products47Brands29Top 5 Brands50%OOS Rate5.1%Rating4.3★Reviews616Avg BSR#1,020
23K18KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.9×

Top Army Costume search terms shoppers use

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

  • army costume60K/yr
  • kids army costume34K/yr
  • army costume for kids31K/yr
  • army fancy dress9K/yr
  • army costume men15K/yr
  • army dress up for boys9K/yr
  • soldier costume12K/yr
  • army outfit9K/yr
  • military costume9K/yr
  • boys army costume10K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Army Costume

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

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Size-Overall24%

Good fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

As described

Quality-Overall15%

The quality feels reasonable for the price

Value For Money12%

Money well spent

Durability6%

the material felt durable enough for energetic play

What buyers complain about

85% of reviews
Quality-Overall33%

Cheap and useless

Size-Overall21%

on the large side

Material Quality16%

Cheap synthetic material

Value For Money8%

Not worth the price

Durability3%

They broke just before going to comic con

Army Costume return rate & reasons

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

3.3%

Return rate

88%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
82%
2Quality-Overall
6%
3Material Quality
2%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
2%
5Thin
1%

Common Army Costume questions

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

Flapen scores Army Costume 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £52K/yr across 47 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -57.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Army Costume on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 6.9× the quietest.