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florentines

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Soft demand (-40.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 7Growth 5Conversion 37Competition 33Returns 100Price range 60Avg price 63Brand share 45Review moat 98Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Incredible44.7

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good£13.56

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£3.28–£32.48

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

Brand share

Okay78%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.9%

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

Competition

Okay65%

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

Market size

Bad£28K

£28K/yr · 70K searches

Growth

Bad-40.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, florentines is a £28K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (70K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

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

florentines market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£41K–£54K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.9%
Avg BSR
#1,233
Page quality
0%
Prime
52%
Sponsored
17%
Out of stock
28.2%
Avg brand age
53 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

17%

  • Thomas Fudge's26%
  • Cartwright & Butler16%
  • Cc1st Customers Come 1st15%
  • Taos14%
  • Morrisons7%
  • Generic5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 17%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 32 weeks — -40.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KHoliday '25Spike '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top florentines search terms

  • florentines47K/yr
  • florentines biscuits9K/yr
  • thomas fudge florentines6K/yr
  • thomas fudges florentines4K/yr
  • florentines milk chocolate4K/yr
All search terms

Top florentines 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%4%£1K8%£2K12%£3K16%£4K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about florentines

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall49%

“Delicious Biscuit Treat”

Quality-Overall9%

“Good quality”

Gifting Purpose7%

“Ideal as a gift”

Baking5%

“Delicious Biscuit Treat”

Size-Overall4%

“perfect fit”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Just as good as expected”

Thickness2%

“Thick chocolate and nuts”

Flavor2%

“Flavour good”

Value For Money2%

“Reasonable price”

Sweetness2%

“They are healthy as low in sugar”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money17%

“it is way too expensive for the small tin size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%

“the picture is very deceptive”

Size-Overall15%

“Very small”

Quality-Overall9%

“nothing outstanding on either positive or negative fronts”

Taste-Overall5%

“Don't taste very nice”

Thickness5%

“Very thin”

Durability5%

“broke a filling”

Common questions

Is florentines profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £28K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -40.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the florentines niche?
14 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in florentines?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the florentines niche?
Listings span £3.28–£32.48; the average listing price is £13.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 45 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.