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title: "Trend — raffia sandals - Flapen"
canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/raffia-sandals/trend"
last_updated: "2026-08-11T07:41:46.117Z"
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  description: "Niche score 58/100 · $28K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 58/100 · $28K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — raffia sandals - Flapen"
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# **raffia sandals**

**Worth a look**

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 17% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 7Growth 86Conversion 2Competition 96Returns 10Price range 73Avg price 95Brand share 85Review moat 72Quality gap 80

**Competition**

**Incredible****17%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Avg price**

**Incredible****$42.77**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Growth**

**Great****+86.6%**

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

**Brand share**

**Great****50%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.2★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Price range**

**Good****$11.33–$127.34**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****602.66**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Returns**

**Bad****9.3%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Market size**

**Bad****$28K**

$28K/yr · 348K searches

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.2%**

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

**Signals**[** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%")

## Trend