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Marigold

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.08–$11.93) — Marigold doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Market size 14Growth 25Conversion 97Competition 40Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 12Brand share 11Review moat 54Quality gap 47
This niche Category average

Is Marigold profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Marigold is a £57K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Marigold: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -0.3% over the last 90 days and 14.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£57K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-0.3%88K
Conversion rate14.9%
Avg price£4.37

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.

4%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 171
Top-5 product click share61%
Open market4%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 21 products

Sponsored placement71%
New entrants (1y)4· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,329

Top Marigold 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 take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£3K£6K£9K£11K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

171

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Marigold81%
  • RAP Gloves4%
  • SOL4%
  • Mr Fothergill's4%
  • Essentialz3%
  • Carbeth Plants2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)

Marigold demand & seasonality

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

Volume88KCVR14.9%Products21Brands8Top 5 Brands96%OOS Rate3.9%Rating4.5★Reviews1,329Avg BSR#120
3K2KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Marigold search terms shoppers use

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

  • marigold gloves34K/yr
  • marigolds26K/yr
  • marigold28K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Marigold

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Quality-Overall26%

Good quality seeds

Value For Money14%

Good value for money

Size-Overall13%

Great fit and true to size

Durability8%

good longevity/life

Grip6%

Good grip

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Quality-Overall16%

Garbage

Thickness14%

a bit thinner than expected

Durability14%

This break after one or two uses

Size-Overall12%

Bit small

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Not as described

Marigold return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

68%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
60%
2Thin
8%
3Quality-Overall
7%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%
5Durability
6%

Common Marigold questions

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

Flapen scores Marigold 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £57K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -0.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Marigold on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct, where the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.