Aniseed Balls
FailShoppers spend only $60K a year here, so Aniseed Balls is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 2,140 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −5 vs the category median of 4641
- Market size
- £60K/yr59K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -14.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 71%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 19 sellers
Flapen Score
Aniseed Balls against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Aniseed Balls is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Aniseed Balls market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Aniseed Balls 59K times last year and spent an estimated £60K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
10.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 59K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £60K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 59K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -14.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 10.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £60Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.0× the quietest month
- Top search term
- aniseed balls49K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £9.32.
Listings sell for £9.32 on average, from £2.69 to £20.99. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.32 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £9.32under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.69–£20.99
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£5K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
64% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 79% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #73 within Confectionery. It carries 280 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 64%
- Prime listings
- 79%
- Out of stock, average day
- 19.4%
- Average rank
- #73in Confectionery
- Average rating
- 4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 280per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 52 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 52 months
Products
Top Aniseed Balls products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Aniseed Balls 1 Kilo Bag
- Price
- £8.44
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,159
- Age
- 16y ago

Berrymans Aniseed Balls Sweets - 1 Kilo Bulk Bag - 1KG - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.
- Price
- £10.41
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 136
- Age
- 3y ago

Original Aniseed balls Retro Sweets Gift Jar By Berrymans Sweet Shop - Classic Sweets Traditional Taste.
- Price
- £12.43
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,037
- Age
- 7y ago

Kingsway Aniseed Balls Sweets Pack 100 g
- Price
- £4.47
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 185
- Age
- 13y ago

250g Pick n Mix Sweets (1/2lb) (Aniseed Balls 250g)
- Price
- £5.17
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 5mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Krazy Kandi Aniseed Balls 1kg Bulk Bag | Traditional Hard Boiled Sweets | Intense Aromatic Flavour | Retro Pick and Mix for Sharing Party Bags and Gifting
- Price
- £8.02
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 5mo ago

250g Pick n Mix Sweets (1/2lb) (Aniseed Balls 250g)
- Price
- £5.17
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 5mo ago

Aniseed Balls Sweets - 500g Bulk Pouch - Retro Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing By Sweetish
- Price
- £7.24
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 1y ago

Aniseed Balls Retro Sweet Shop Gift Jar by The Gourmet Sweet Company
- Price
- £10.05
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 7y ago

Aniseed Balls - (755g) Original Retro Aniseed Balls Sweets Gift Jar By Bentley & Ackermans Sweet Shop.
- Price
- £12.43
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Krazy Kandi Aniseed Balls 1kg Bulk Bag | Traditional Hard Boiled Sweets | Intense Aromatic Flavour | Retro Pick and Mix for Sharing Party Bags and Gifting
- Price
- £8.02
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 5mo ago

250g Pick n Mix Sweets (1/2lb) (Aniseed Balls 250g)
- Price
- £5.17
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 5mo ago

Aniseed Balls Sweets - 500g Bulk Pouch - Retro Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing By Sweetish
- Price
- £7.24
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 1y ago

Liquorice Sweets Gift Box | Liquorice Torpedoes Pontefract Cakes Aniseed Balls Jelly Spogs Cream Rock Licorice & Aniseed Sweets Toffees & Bar | Pick n Mix Bags
- Price
- £9.95
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 174
- Age
- 1y ago

Aniseed Balls - (755g) Original Retro Aniseed Balls Sweets Gift Jar By Bentley & Ackermans Sweet Shop.
- Price
- £12.43
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 71% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 rising
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- Berrymans40%
- Kingsway32%
- Dolci Di Lechlade7%
- Krazy Kandi5%
- Strawberry Ledge4%
- The Gourmet Sweet Company3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)
Demand
Aniseed Balls search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Search terms
Top Aniseed Balls search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- aniseed balls49K/yr
- aniseed balls sweets6K/yr
- anaseeds balls5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Aniseed Balls
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Not much aniseed taste to them bit disappointed
Mild aniseed taste
They taste horrible
VERY MISLEADING
MISLEADING IMAGE
not the same as the picture shown when selling these
Disappointing flavour
Flavour not as full as normal
No real strong aniseed flavour
Smaller than expected
When box arrived was expecting it to be a bit bigger
Poor quality
Love
Simply the best - tastes great and long-lasting
Yummy
Good product well flavoured happy with this purchase cheers
Lovely sweets
And sugar free
Classic retro sweet
Fabulous product
Excellent seller
Simply the best - tastes great and long-lasting
Worth every penny
Good price
It is great value at £9.99
Fantastic flavours
Such a rich aniseed flavour
Awesome quality amazing flavour great value for money perfect hardness i have a habit of crunching sweets couldn't with these great slightly numbing effect on the tongue if you eat too many good smooth texture 10/10
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