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Lochby

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — Lochby doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

34
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Ranks 388 of 426 Office Products niches · −13 vs the category median of 47

Market size 32Growth 21Conversion 11Competition 24Returns 47Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 5Review moat 87Quality gap 24
This niche Category average · 426 niches

Is Lochby profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Lochby is a $146K/yr Amazon United States market (412K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

Lochby: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -8.8% over the last 90 days and 0.8% of searches end in a purchase.

$146K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-8.8%412K
Conversion rate0.8%
Avg price$42.03

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand, so 2% of the market is open.

2%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 10
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market2%
Avg brand age46 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews263

Top Lochby 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

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

$0$15K$29K$44K$58K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • LOCHBY64%
  • VEAPILS18%
  • Maxhoo10%
  • Tintris3%
  • Krozur2%
  • WIKSRY2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Lochby demand & seasonality

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

Volume412KCVR0.8%Products15Brands6Top 5 Brands98%OOS Rate6.3%Rating4.6★Reviews263Avg BSR#319
10K6KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top Lochby search terms shoppers use

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

  • lochby195K/yr
  • lochby field journal90K/yr
  • lochby pocket journal34K/yr
  • lochby mini field journal29K/yr
  • lochby a514K/yr
  • lockby8K/yr
  • lochby notebook9K/yr
  • lochby b55K/yr
  • lochby journal5K/yr
  • lochby sidekick6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lochby

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

What buyers love

75% of reviews
Quality-Overall19%

Seems to be well made

Size-Overall10%

Great fit

Durability9%

Very durable

Value For Money7%

Amazing value

Pockets/Compartments7%

He absolutely loves the multiple pockets, which help keep everything organized and secure

What buyers complain about

61% of reviews
Size-Overall23%

Just a bit too big

Value For Money7%

There are certainly more expensive versions this kind of thing available

Quality-Overall7%

is substandard in quality

Durability6%

Fell apart after a few uses

Material Quality5%

You also only get one cheaply made dot-grid pad

Lochby return rate & reasons

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

3.2%

Return rate

74%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
54%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
3Zipper Quality
6%
4Quality-Overall
3%
5Material Quality
3%

Common Lochby questions

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

Flapen scores Lochby 34/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $146K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -8.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lochby on Amazon United States peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.