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black zip up jacket

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Weak search conversion (0.2%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 52Growth 15Conversion 3Competition 96Returns 8Price range 75Avg price 95Brand share 50Review moat 24Quality gap 40

Competition

Incredible18%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Incredible$35.05

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$10.64–$123.30

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

Market size

Good$332K

$332K/yr · 4.3M searches

Brand share

Okay75%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad6,452.41

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-20.7%

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

Returns

Bad9.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad0.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black zip up jacket is a $332K/yr Amazon United States market (4.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black zip up jacket market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$438K–$526K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.2%
Avg BSR
#169
Page quality
0%
Prime
99%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
1.6%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
134 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (18% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

43 rising

Sellers

230

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

18%

Top 20: 40%

Open market

23%

  • Columbia63%
  • Amazon Essentials4%
  • MAGCOMSEN4%
  • Meanzoo2%
  • PRETTYGARDEN2%
  • Dqbeng2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
100K60KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.2×

Top black zip up jacket search terms

  • columbia3.0M/yr
  • black jacket women668K/yr
  • black zip up jacket99K/yr
  • womens black jacket122K/yr
  • jacke35K/yr
  • black zip up jacket women48K/yr
  • black jacket for women46K/yr
  • hanes zip up hoodies for women24K/yr
  • black jackets for women45K/yr
  • black womens jacket46K/yr
All search terms

Top black zip up jacket 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%2%$7K4%$13K6%$20K8%$27K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black zip up jacket

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall24%

“Fits as expected”

Quality-Overall12%

“The quality was solid”

Comfort-Overall8%

“So comfortable”

Weight Light7%

“Really nice lightweight jacket”

Warmth5%

“keeps me extremely warm”

Value For Money5%

“Good Value”

Soft Feel4%

“Its soft”

Color4%

“the color is nice”

Material Quality4%

“Good material”

Shape/Style3%

“Cute style”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall21%

“Too Long”

Quality-Overall7%

“Low quality”

Zipper Quality4%

“Zipper defective”

Material Quality4%

“Material not as expected”

Thickness3%

“Very short and thin material”

Color3%

“Darker gray than shown”

Pockets/Compartments3%

“No pockets”

Durability3%

“Broke in the first day”

Smell3%

“Smell is weird”

Thin2%

“Super thin”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall52%
Material Quality6%
Sleeve Fit5%
Chest Fit5%
Length4%
Shoulder Fit4%
Thin3%
Waist Fit2%
Arm Fit2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Common questions

Is black zip up jacket profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $332K/yr across 165 tracked products. 15 of 26 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the black zip up jacket niche?
43 brands and 230 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 18% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black zip up jacket?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Zipper Quality. The return rate is 9.8% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for black zip up jacket peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 10.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black zip up jacket niche?
Listings span $10.64–$123.30; the average listing price is $35.05 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,452 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.