black jacks
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.31–$13.31) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great433.79avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay88%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay68%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Okay£8.95avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£79K£79K/yr · 80K searches
Growth
Bad-9.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£3.31–£13.31cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black jacks is a £79K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
black jacks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £54K–£72K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.0%
- Avg BSR
- #1
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 71%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 191 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Berrymans34%
- Barratts17%
- Barratt15%
- Generic12%
- Bentley & Ackerman9%
- Caribou Candy6%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -9.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
Top black jacks search terms
- black jacks sweets32K/yr
- black jacks21K/yr
- blackjack sweets19K/yr
- black jack sweets4K/yr
- blackjacks4K/yr
Top black jacks 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.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Black Jacks Sweets 500 Gram Bulk Bag 500g Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.
Berrymans£8.494.6★167 rev
Fruit Salad and Black Jacks Chews 1 Kilo Bag
Barratts£8.624.6★3,675 rev
Barratts Black Jack Chews 400 Pieces
Barratt£12.094.7★259 rev
Barratt Blackjack Chews Black Jack Sweets 175g Bag
Generic£5.804.4★17 rev
Black Jacks Sweets - 1 Kilo Bulk Bag - 1KG - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.
Berrymans£13.314.6★50 rev
Newest
by launch date
Black Jack & Fruit Salad Chews Mix 175g Pillow Pack Individually Wrapped Retro Sweets Classic Aniseed & Fruity Chewy Pick n Mix Sweets for Sharing Parties & Gifts
Caribou Candy£3.348 rev
Black Jack Chews 175g Pillow Pack Individually Wrapped Retro Aniseed Sweets Classic British Chewy Sweets Old School Pick n Mix Treats for Sharing & Gifts
Caribou Candy£3.310 rev
50 Black Jack Chews Sweets Gift Original Black Jack Chews Retro Sweets Gift Jar Timeless Treats Authentic Flavour Haynesdiscounts Ltd
Generic£7.576 rev
Barratt Blackjack Chews Black Jack Sweets 175g Bag
Generic£5.8017 rev
Black Jack Chews 1 Kilo Sharing Bag 1KG Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing by Candy Hive
Candy Hive£11.8413 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBlack Jack & Fruit Salad Chews Mix 175g Pillow Pack Individually Wrapped Retro Sweets Classic Aniseed & Fruity Chewy Pick n Mix Sweets for Sharing Parties & Gifts
Caribou Candy£3.343.9★
Black Jack Chews 175g Pillow Pack Individually Wrapped Retro Aniseed Sweets Classic British Chewy Sweets Old School Pick n Mix Treats for Sharing & Gifts
Caribou Candy£3.310.0★
Fruit Salad and Black Jacks sweets - 1kg - Original Retro Fruit Salad Black and Jacks Chews Assorted Pick and Mix for Sharing Gifts and Parties 1kg Bulk Bag. From Bentley & Ackerman Sweet Shop.
Bentley & Ackerman£10.284.5★
Fruit Salad Black Jacks - 500g - Original Retro Fruit Salad Black Jacks Assorted Sweets Pick and Mix for Sharing Gifts and Parties 500g Bulk Bag. From Bentley & Ackerma Sweet Shop.
Bentley & Ackerman£8.214.4★
Black Jacks Sweets - 1 Kilo Bulk Bag - 1KG - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.
Berrymans£13.314.6★
What buyers say about black jacks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“the same taste from my childhood”
“Tasty tasty sweet chews - the fruit salads are as I remember”
“Tasty Tasty Chews”
“As described”
“Excellent value”
“Good quality”
“Authentic flavour”
“97 Black Jacks so a perfect mix”
“Nice and soft, very chewy”
“Good quantity”
What buyers complain about
“bag looks much bigger”
“Absolutely awful, sweets must have been from a rejected batch”
“Pricey”
“rather squashed together”
“Not a 50/50 mix”
“Again not what you got poor quality”
“the texture was wrong”
“However, the black jacks were soggy and to be honest we felt they were like old stock”
“as tho the pack has been somewhere too warm”
“Stuck together in a big lump”
Common questions
- Is black jacks profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £79K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the black jacks niche?
- 8 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in black jacks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Sweetness, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for black jacks peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the black jacks niche?
- Listings span £3.31–£13.31; the average listing price is £8.95 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 434 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.