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Black Jacks

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.31–$13.31) — Black Jacks doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Market size 20Growth 20Conversion 91Competition 28Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 25Brand share 29Review moat 78Quality gap 45
This niche Category average

Is Black Jacks profitable on Amazon?

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.

Black Jacks: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -9.9% over the last 90 days and 11.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£79K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-9.9%80K
Conversion rate11.0%
Avg price£8.95

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.

12%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 27
Top-5 product click share68%
Open market12%
Avg brand age42 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 · 14 products

Sponsored placement71%
New entrants (1y)4· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews434

Top Black Jacks 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 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£4K£8K£12K£16K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

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%)

Black Jacks demand & seasonality

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

Volume80KCVR11.0%Products14Brands8Top 5 Brands88%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews434Avg BSR#1
5K4KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Top Black Jacks search terms shoppers use

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

  • black jacks sweets32K/yr
  • black jacks21K/yr
  • blackjack sweets19K/yr
  • black jack sweets4K/yr
  • blackjacks4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Jacks

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

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Taste-Overall27%

the same taste from my childhood

Sweetness21%

Tasty tasty sweet chews - the fruit salads are as I remember

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing10%

Tasty Tasty Chews

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

As described

Value For Money8%

Excellent value

What buyers complain about

85% of reviews
Size-Overall22%

bag looks much bigger

Sweetness16%

Absolutely awful, sweets must have been from a rejected batch

Value For Money16%

Pricey

Powdered/Crumbled8%

rather squashed together

Blend/Ratio6%

Not a 50/50 mix

Common Black Jacks questions

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

Flapen scores Black Jacks 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £79K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -9.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Jacks on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.