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title: "Candy Sticks — £9K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 40/100 · £9K/yr market · 77K searches/yr · £10.39 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **candy sticks**
**Skip it**
A small market ($9K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 2Growth 39Conversion 14Competition 25Returns 99Price range 54Avg price 37Brand share 20Review moat 90Quality gap 78
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Great****193.63**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Good****£3.06–£29.08**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Growth**
**Okay****+11.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Okay****£10.39**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****71%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****92%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****£9K**
£9K/yr · 77K searches
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, candy sticks is a £9K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (77K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **candy sticks market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£31K–£42K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#185**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **75%**
- **Sponsored**
- **31%**
- **Out of stock**
- **42.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **55 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **165 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**11 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**39**
**Top-5 brand share**
**92%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**71%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**6%**
- Berrymans45% - Caribou Candy34% - World Confections8% - MyCandyShop3% - Retro Sweet Kings2% - World's King Size Candy "Cigarettes"2% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 6%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 30 weeks — +11.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/candy-sticks/trend)
## **Top candy sticks search terms**
- **candy sticks**56K/yr+10.4%2.6% conv. - **candy sticks sweets**11K/yr+25.4%2.5% conv. - **candy cigarettes**10K/yr+5.9%1.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/candy-sticks/search-terms)
## **Top candy sticks 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.
0%5%£43910%£87715%£1K20%£2K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Candy Sticks with Tattoos Box of 36 | Fruit Flavour Sweets | Superhero & Fasion Doll 18g Packs | Party Bag Fillers Kids Treats Retro Candy**Caribou Candy**£16.29**4.3★8 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSJLF8MP) [2**Candy Sticks - 1 Kilo Bulk Bag - 1KG - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.**Berrymans**£12.33**3.9★154 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CVHB6P7T) [3**Candy Sticks - 500 Gram Bulk Bag - 500g - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.**Berrymans**£8.44**4.0★139 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CVHBY3H5) [4**Original Pineapple Flavour Candy Sticks Retro Sweets Gift Jar by Berrymans Sweet Shop - Classic Sweets Traditional Taste.**Berrymans**£10.72**4.1★156 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083CTBRXS) [5**World Confections Candy Cigarettes Pack of 24**World Confections**£29.08**5.0★1 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000BXSRT2)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Rhubarb and Custard Sweets 500g - Rhubarb and Custard Pencil Sweets In Bulk Cheap with Classic Pudding Flavours - Perfect for Sharing Parties Get-togethers**MyCandyShop**£6.61**186 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYK6QCY5) [**Candy Sticks with Tattoos Box of 36 | Fruit Flavour Sweets | Superhero & Fasion Doll 18g Packs | Party Bag Fillers Kids Treats Retro Candy**Caribou Candy**£16.29**8 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSJLF8MP) [**Candy Sticks with Tattoos 12 Pack | Fruit Flavour Sweets | Superhero Design 18g Packs | Party Bag Fillers Kids Treats Retro Candy**Caribou Candy**£7.55**5 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPVFCNR) [**Candy Sticks with Tattoos 12 Pack | Fruit Flavour Sweets | Superhero Design 18g Packs | Party Bag Fillers Kids Treats Retro Candy**Caribou Candy**£7.48**4 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSQLPN25) [**Candy Sticks with Tattoos 12 Pack | Fruit Flavour Sweets | Fashion Doll Design 18g Packs | Party Bag Fillers Kids Treats Retro Candy**Caribou Candy**£7.44**3 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSQ7BLN4)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**8 PACKS CANDY CIGARETTES**World's King Size Candy "Cigarettes"**£22.67**0.0★**▲ 271%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BD0R1U2) [**Candy Sticks with Tattoos 12 Pack | Fruit Flavour Sweets | Superhero Design 18g Packs | Party Bag Fillers Kids Treats Retro Candy**Caribou Candy**£7.48**5.0★**▲ 188%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSQLPN25) [**Sweetzone Cherry Pencils Retro Sweets Tub Candy Sticks 100 pcs Halal Sweet Sweets Bulk Gummy American Candies UK British Candy Enthusiasts**Sweetzone**£8.12**3.9★**▲ 179%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086VN7H7D) [**Pack of 2 Fake Lit Cigarettes Realistic Look Fake Cigarettes Funny Bag Gift Play Trick Joke Blow Smoke**HELLZ KITCHEN**£3.06**3.4★**▲ 93%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CD9G9H7C) [**BG Quality Pick & Mix Sweets - Choose Your Own Favourites Single Sweet Pouch 800g (Candy Poles)**Bargain Gateway**£8.32**4.7★**▲ 65%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BTPQQ2HM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about candy sticks**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**29%
*“Great taste”*
**Sweetness**13%
*“Good value for a large amount of sweets”*
**Soft Feel**13%
*“Lovely and soft”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“The item matches what it says it does”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Good value for money”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Realistic, decent quality”*
**Freshness**4%
*“very fresh”*
**Gifting Purpose**3%
*“Good present”*
**Flavor**3%
*“the flavour is amazing”*
**Crispiness**2%
*“Crunchy, nostalgic and addictive”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Hard Feel**34%
*“When I received these candy sticks they were rock hard”*
**Taste-Overall**12%
*“Horrible taste”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“really disappointed the box isn't full to the top as the picture shows won't buy again”*
**Flavor**8%
*“No flavour”*
**Durability**4%
*“last order they was all broken up”*
**Quality-Overall**3%
*“Not as nice as milk bottles”*
**Sweetness**3%
*“The sweets were awful”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“A bit expensive”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**2%
*“To hard to eat”*
**Sour**1%
*“Very acidic”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**29%
**Size-Overall**21%
**Quality-Overall**14%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%
**Material Quality**14%
**Leak-Proof**7%
## **Common questions**
- **Is candy sticks profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £9K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +11.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- **How competitive is the candy sticks niche?**
- 11 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in candy sticks?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Hard Feel, Taste-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.2%.
- **What does it cost to enter the candy sticks niche?**
- Listings span £3.06–£29.08; the average listing price is £10.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 194 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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