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Burgundy Shoe Polish

Fail

Shoppers spend an estimated $47K a year here, so Burgundy Shoe Polish is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 11,351 of 16,930 Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry niches · −4 vs the category median of 45
Market size
$47K/yr29K searches / yr
90-day growth
-10.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
69%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 30 sellers

Flapen Score

Burgundy Shoe Polish against its category

The dotted line is the Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry average. Past it, Burgundy Shoe Polish is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Burgundy Shoe Polish market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Burgundy Shoe Polish 29K times last year and spent an estimated $47K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

An estimated 14.6% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 29K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 14.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $47K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
29K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-10.3%
Conversion, latest week
14.6%
Market size, estimated
$47Ka year
Peak month
December2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
cordovan shoe polish16K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $11.19.

Listings sell for $11.19 on average, from $7.30 to $28.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At $11.19 that is $3K to $6K a year per listing.

Average price
$11.19under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$7.30–$28.33
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
$3K–$6K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

38% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #75 within Shoe, Jewelry & Watch Accessories. It carries 3,956 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
38%
Prime listings
85%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#75in Shoe, Jewelry & Watch Accessories
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
3,956per listing
Listings tracked
13

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 92 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Burgundy Shoe Polish products & what they sell for

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

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

30

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • Brand 131%
  • Brand 225%
  • Brand 311%
  • Brand 411%
  • Brand 58%
  • Brand 65%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 9%)

Demand

Burgundy Shoe Polish search demand

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

1K750Spike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Search terms

Top Burgundy Shoe Polish search terms shoppers use

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

  • cordovan shoe polish16K/yr
  • kiwi cordovan shoe polish4K/yr
  • cordovan shoe polish for leather6K/yr
  • shoe polish cordovan3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Burgundy Shoe Polish

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

41%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
100%of negative reviews mention “Color”
0.7%of orders come back
“Product is not anywhere near the color you would want for wine/burgundy leather”
A buyer, on “Color”100% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

15 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Burgundy Shoe Polish questions

Answered from the same tracked data.