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kenneth cole backpack

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A small market ($27K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 7Growth 26Conversion 9Competition 79Returns 21Price range 56Avg price 86Brand share 17Review moat 39Quality gap 27

Avg price

Great$71.00

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great36%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Good$21.21–$162.90

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

Review moat

Okay2,571.48

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+0.8%

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

Returns

Bad6.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Conversion

Bad0.8%

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

Market size

Bad$27K

$27K/yr · 50K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, kenneth cole backpack is a $27K/yr Amazon United States market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

kenneth cole backpack market data

Units sold / yr
500–750
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$36K–$53K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.8%
Avg BSR
#1,483
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
95%
Out of stock
1.7%
Avg brand age
43 months
Avg seller age
162 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

5%

  • Kenneth Cole REACTION76%
  • Kenneth Cole New York8%
  • Amazon Basics6%
  • LOVEVOOK2%
  • Samsonite2%
  • Swissdigital2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 98 weeks — +0.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top kenneth cole backpack search terms

  • kenneth cole backpack23K/yr
  • kenneth cole reaction backpack13K/yr
  • kenneth cole backpack for women8K/yr
  • kenneth cole backpack for men7K/yr
All search terms

Top kenneth cole backpack 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%3%$7986%$2K9%$2K12%$3K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about kenneth cole backpack

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Good quality bag”

Size-Overall11%

“Good travel size”

Storage Capacity9%

“Lots of storage”

Value For Money9%

“Good value for money”

Pockets/Compartments8%

“Lots of pockets”

Durability6%

“Feels durable”

Strength4%

“This backpack seems sturdy enough”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Exactly what I needed”

Weight Light4%

“fairly lightweight”

Comfort-Overall4%

“comfortable”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall17%

“Smaller than expected”

Durability9%

“Already starting to fall apart”

Quality-Overall9%

“Poor Quality”

Zipper Quality8%

“Bad zipper”

Strap/String Quality5%

“the strap is ripping”

Weight Heavy4%

“A little too big and bulky”

Portability3%

“is too big for carry on”

Leather Quality3%

“doesnt make it leather”

Color2%

“which looked more tan in the pictures”

Water Resistance2%

“DOES NOT PROTECT FROM WATER”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall57%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Weight Heavy5%
Material Quality4%
Pockets/Compartments4%
Quality-Overall3%
Color3%
Zipper Quality3%
Value For Money2%
Shape/Style2%

Common questions

Is kenneth cole backpack profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $27K/yr across 42 tracked products. 14 of 27 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
How competitive is the kenneth cole backpack niche?
12 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in kenneth cole backpack?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 6.0% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for kenneth cole backpack peak?
Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the kenneth cole backpack niche?
Listings span $21.21–$162.90; the average listing price is $71.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,571 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.