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Cracker

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Cracker is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Top 44% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +1 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£407K/yr1.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
52%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Cracker against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Cracker is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Cracker market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cracker 1.1M times last year and spent an estimated £407K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

22.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 22.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £407K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.9%
Conversion, latest week
22.8%
Market size, estimated
£407Ka year
Peak month
December10.9× the quietest month
Top search term
crackers559K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £1.61.

Listings sell for £1.61 on average, from £0.52 to £5.04. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 200K to 250K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At £1.61 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£1.61under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.52–£5.04
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
200K–250K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£10K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #350 within Biscuits & Crackers. It carries 796 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.6%
Average rank
#350in Biscuits & Crackers
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
796per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 60 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
60 months

Products

Top Cracker products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£41K£81K£122K£163K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

0%

  • JACOB'S35%
  • RITZ34%
  • Morrisons20%
  • Carr's9%
  • Peter's Yard2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Cracker search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

100K60KHoliday '24Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.9×

Search terms

Top Cracker search terms shoppers use

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

  • crackers559K/yr
  • jacobs crackers61K/yr
  • ritz53K/yr
  • cream crackers52K/yr
  • cheese biscuits63K/yr
  • ritz cracker50K/yr
  • crackers for cheese77K/yr
  • jacobs30K/yr
  • cheese crackers35K/yr
  • cracker30K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cracker

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall28%+1.82

So pale and tasteless 😥 Disappointed ☹️

just taste awful

They tasted old and stale

Size-Overall11%−0.06

These of course are bigger so I thought theyd be the same

Much smaller pack

Very small packets of crackers

Value For Money9%−0.02

As they're only a £1.00 a packet it's a habit I don't mind keeping

Grate for money

Better value found elsewhere

Powdered/Crumbled7%−0.07

very crumbley you get a lot in the packet

all 4 boxes have about half the crackers smashed

so many of the crackers were broken in half or the edges were crushed

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled6%−0.05

Very Moreish

These were stale

They tasted old and stale

Love

Taste-Overall45%+1.82

Crackers delicious

Cracker delicious

Good taste

Value For Money11%−0.02

reasonably priced

Good value for money

Good Price

Crispiness8%−0.03

Crispy and stay fresh for a good while

Thin and crisp

A perfect crunchy snack in an instant

Flavor7%+0.35

Great flavour

The chive flavour is subtle

Its not overpowering or artificial; it adds a gentle savoury note that pairs beautifully with soft cheese, hummus, smoked salmon, or even just a bit of butter

Quality-Overall6%+0.17

Reliable brand that never fails in quality and taste

Ritz quality snack

Brilliant quality

FAQ

Common Cracker questions

Answered from the same tracked data.