Is cola bottles profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £108K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).

How competitive is the cola bottles niche?

11 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in cola bottles?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Taste-Overall, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for cola bottles peak?

Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the cola bottles niche?

Listings span £0.49–£20.59; the average listing price is £9.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 889 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

cola bottles

Skip it

Soft demand (-8.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good6.2%

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

Review moat

Good889.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay64%

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

Brand share

Okay87%

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

Price range

Okay£0.49–£20.59

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

Market size

Okay£108K

£108K/yr · 193K searches

Avg price

Okay£9.02

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-8.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cola bottles is a £108K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (193K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cola bottles market data

Units sold / yr: 13K–15K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: £113K–£135K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 6.2%
Avg BSR: #12
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 89%
Sponsored: 39%
Out of stock: 11.4%
Avg brand age: 50 months
Avg seller age: 171 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

HARIBO58%
Sweetzone11%
Bargain Gateway7%
BRIT TREAT6%
Berrymans6%
Candy Lane3%
Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Open Trend

Top cola bottles search terms

cola bottles70K/yr -10.5%6.1% conv.
cola bottle sweets27K/yr -2.4%5.5% conv.
haribo cola bottles28K/yr -8.1%6.1% conv.
giant cola bottles22K/yr -5.1%6.5% conv.
cola sweets15K/yr +0.9%2.9% conv.
haribo giant cola bottles13K/yr -20.0%6.0% conv.
cola bottles sweets8K/yr -6.0%5.2% conv.
haribo cola4K/yr -0.1%3.8% conv.
giant cola bottles haribo3K/yr -36.8%8.1% conv.
cola bottle2K/yr -18.8%3.3% conv.

All search terms

Top cola bottles 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

HARIBO Giant Happy Cola 40 Pieces of Fruity Gummy Cola Sweets 720g Sweets Tub

HARIBO£8.054.5★587 rev

HARIBO Happy Cola x 120 Pieces (492g) Sweets Tub

HARIBO£5.904.6★376 rev

Haribo Cola Bottles 3kg Bulk Bag

HARIBO£18.184.7★946 rev

Sweetzone Small Cola Bottles Halal Sweets Tub 805g Approx. 350 Cola Bottle Jelly Candies Bulk Pick and Mix Pack Retro Candy Party Bag Treats Sweet Gift Kids & Adults

Sweetzone£8.424.1★217 rev

BRIT TREAT 1kg Cola Bottles Pick n Mix Sweets - Fruit Gummy Sharing Pouch for All Occasions - Large Retro Bulk Bag of Happy Cola bottles - Juicy Gummy Candy for Movie Nights Gifts & Party Bags

BRIT TREAT£9.664.8★14 rev

Newest

by launch date

Yummy Gummy Giant Cola Bottles Cola Flavoured Gummy Candy 1kg Tub Halal Jelly Sweets Soft Chewy Retro Pick & Mix

Yummy Gummy£8.5912 rev

4mo ago

BRIT TREAT 1kg Cola Bottles Pick n Mix Sweets - Fruit Gummy Sharing Pouch for All Occasions - Large Retro Bulk Bag of Happy Cola bottles - Juicy Gummy Candy for Movie Nights Gifts & Party Bags

BRIT TREAT£9.6614 rev

6mo ago

Giant Cola Bottles Sweets 400g Bag Pouch Retro Candy

Generic£7.487 rev

1y ago

Giant Cola Bottles 1kg Share Bag by The Gourmet Sweet Company

The Gourmet Sweet Company£13.338 rev

2y ago

BG Quality Pick & Mix Sweets - Fizzy Cola Cherry Tutti Frutti Bottles Mix Sweeties 800g Pouch

Bargain Gateway£8.3187 rev

2y ago

What buyers say about cola bottles

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall35%

“and thankfully, they tasted lovely”

Quality-Overall14%

“Good value for money considering the good quality of sweets”

Value For Money13%

“Good value”

Sweetness7%

“Fast delivery and nice sweets”

Gifting Purpose6%

“Perfect gift”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As advertised”

Size-Overall3%

“theyre a great size”

Flavor3%

“They have the nostalgic cola flavour”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing3%

“My favourite chewy sweet of all time”

Sour3%

“Nice and sour”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall17%

“Small cola bottles”

Taste-Overall12%

“Gross, nothing like what cola bottles should taste like”

Sweetness9%

“we all know sugar is 100% bad for us”

Sour7%

“They are sour, chewy, and cola taste too”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled5%

“Gross”

Weight Light5%

“Low weight”

Flavor5%

“Good, unsure on flavour”

Value For Money5%

“Gone up in price like not happy with”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Disappointed as they stated they were GIANT Fizzy Cola Bottles”

Quality-Overall2%

“storage possibly ruined the quality of the product”

Common questions

Is cola bottles profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £108K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the cola bottles niche?: 11 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cola bottles?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Taste-Overall, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for cola bottles peak?: Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cola bottles niche?: Listings span £0.49–£20.59; the average listing price is £9.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 889 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.