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Fortnum and Mason

Fortnum and Mason shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (+0.8% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look
Market size 32Growth 26Conversion 35Competition 58Returns 100Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 35Review moat 96Quality gap 63
This niche Category average

Is Fortnum and Mason profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Fortnum and Mason is a £147K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (207K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Fortnum and Mason: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +0.8% over the last 90 days and 2.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£147K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr+0.8%207K
Conversion rate2.8%
Avg price£25.14

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers15 · 82
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market16%
Avg brand age59 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 31 products

Sponsored placement35%
New entrants (1y)3· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews80

Top Fortnum and Mason products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£4K£9K£13K£18K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

82

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

12%

  • Fortnum & Mason50%
  • Fourth Estate11%
  • Unknown11%
  • 일반7%
  • Etholux5%
  • Fortnum and Mason4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 12%)

Fortnum and Mason demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume207KCVR2.8%Products31Brands15Top 5 Brands84%OOS Rate3.5%Rating4.4★Reviews80Avg BSR#263
18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.2×

Top Fortnum and Mason search terms shoppers use

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

  • fortnum and mason119K/yr
  • fortnum and mason biscuits44K/yr
  • fortnum and mason gifts24K/yr
  • fortnum & mason10K/yr
  • fortnum mason6K/yr
  • fortnum3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fortnum and Mason

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

98% of reviews
Gifting Purpose42%

Lovely gift

Value For Money22%

Not expensive

Taste-Overall16%

Really tasty

Quality-Overall7%

are great quality

Flavor4%

Superb flavour

What buyers complain about

92% of reviews
Value For Money35%

not worth it

Quality-Overall15%

so not worth the money, small and cheap looking

Size-Overall15%

Smaller than picture

Flavor12%

Didn't enjoy the flavour

Sweetness4%

too sweet with an odd aftertaste

Fortnum and Mason return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Cover Quality
100%

Common Fortnum and Mason questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Fortnum and Mason 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £147K/yr across 31 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +0.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Fortnum and Mason on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 7.2× the quietest.