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cartwright and butler

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Pricing outside the sweet spot ($5.43 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 24Growth 21Conversion 96Competition 31Returns 100Price range 27Avg price 15Brand share 39Review moat 77Quality gap 76

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible14.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Great468.05

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay82%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay67%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Price range

Okay£0.98–£20.26

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Bad£96K

£96K/yr · 125K searches

Growth

Bad-8.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Avg price

Bad£5.43

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cartwright and butler is a £96K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (125K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cartwright and butler market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£109K–£136K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
14.2%
Avg BSR
#98
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
30%
Out of stock
2.8%
Avg brand age
53 months
Avg seller age
159 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

55

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • McVitie's48%
  • Cartwright & Butler14%
  • Lottie Shaw's9%
  • Bothams6%
  • Border5%
  • Zamfoods4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 15%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top cartwright and butler search terms

  • ginger biscuits100K/yr
  • stem ginger biscuits9K/yr
  • ginger nuts biscuits9K/yr
  • ginger nut biscuits4K/yr
  • ginger biscuit3K/yr
All search terms

Top cartwright and butler 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%10%£10K20%£19K30%£29K40%£38K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cartwright and butler

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall39%

“Absolutely delicious”

Baking14%

“Very crisp biscuits”

Sweetness8%

“The chocolate is also delicious”

Crispiness8%

“Lovely biscuits with a nice crunch”

Quality-Overall6%

“The biscuits are top quality”

Value For Money5%

“Good value”

Flavor4%

“Rich tea”

Gifting Purpose4%

“Throughly enjoyed gift”

Health Benefits-Overall2%

“healthy enough too”

Size-Overall2%

“Good size”

What buyers complain about

Crispiness11%

“They should be crisp”

Value For Money11%

“A little expensive”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled11%

“The four pack of gingernuts were stale”

Strength7%

“Inedible”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“Hard, horrible texture”

Spiciness4%

“Biscuits not very gingery”

Taste-Overall4%

“Sadly tasted stale and fusty, will not purchase again”

Thickness4%

“Not quite as thick or tasty as before”

Bitter4%

“bitterness of the Dark Chocolate mixed with the Firey or spicy Ginger”

Flavor4%

“Not strong enough of a ginger flavour for me”

Common questions

Is cartwright and butler profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £96K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the cartwright and butler niche?
13 brands and 55 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cartwright and butler?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Crispiness, Value For Money, Stale/Rotten/Spoiled. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for cartwright and butler peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cartwright and butler niche?
Listings span £0.98–£20.26; the average listing price is £5.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 468 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.