glace cherries
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.08–$14.22) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great171.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Great10.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay65%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Bad£8.00avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-13.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£53K£53K/yr · 65K searches
Price range
Bad£2.08–£14.22cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, glace cherries is a £53K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (65K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
glace cherries market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £48K–£64K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.1%
- Avg BSR
- #802
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 63%
- Sponsored
- 38%
- Out of stock
- 16.0%
- Avg brand age
- 60 months
- Avg seller age
- 183 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 flat
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
15%
- Morrisons24%
- Persis18%
- Natural Health 4 Life16%
- Hides Fine Foods11%
- Buy Whole Foods Online9%
- BAKE BLEND7%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 87 weeks — -13.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×
Top glace cherries search terms
- glace cherries34K/yr
- glace cherries for baking16K/yr
- glacier cherries6K/yr
- glazed cherries6K/yr
- cherries for baking4K/yr
Top glace cherries 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.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Morrisons Glacé Cherries 200 g
Morrisons£2.084.5★493 rev
Persis Red Glace Cherries - 200g
Persis£5.474.6★94 rev
Hides Fine Foods - Red Glace Cherries - 1kg GMO Free - Suitable for Vegetarians - Baking - Desserts - Decorating - Cakes - Cookies - Tart - Mincemeat - Mince Pies - Panettone - Christmas Cake
Hides Fine Foods£13.544.8★717 rev
Whole Glace Cherries 500g by Bake Blend - Premium Quality Candied Cherries for Baking Cakes Fruitcakes Cookies & Decorating Sweet & Juicy Glazed Cherries
BAKE BLEND£5.814.7★4 rev
Natural Health 4 Life Jumbo Red Glace Cherries 175g Candied Whole Cherrys for Baking Cake Decorating and Christmas Desserts Fat Free Vegetarian Produce Of France (1 Pouch)
Natural Health 4 Life£4.474.5★100 rev
Newest
by launch dateWhole Glace Cherries 500g by Bake Blend - Premium Quality Candied Cherries for Baking Cakes Fruitcakes Cookies & Decorating Sweet & Juicy Glazed Cherries
BAKE BLEND£5.814 rev
Harry Harvey Glacé Cherries 200g | Dried Glazed Cherry for Baking & Decorating | Perfect Glace Topping for Cakes Desserts Cupcakes Pastries & Christmas Pudding
HARRY HARVEY£5.3119 rev
Persis Red Glace Cherries - 200g
Persis£5.4794 rev
Persis Red Glace Cherries - 500g
Persis£9.0446 rev
Natural Health 4 Life Candied Jumbo Red Glace Cherries 450g Cherrys for Baking Cake Decorating and Christmas Desserts Fat Free Vegetarian Produce Of France (1 Tub)
Natural Health 4 Life£8.9437 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWhole Glace Cherries 500g by Bake Blend - Premium Quality Candied Cherries for Baking Cakes Fruitcakes Cookies & Decorating Sweet & Juicy Glazed Cherries
BAKE BLEND£5.814.7★
Opies Cocktail Cherries With Stems 500g Jar Red
Opies£5.624.3★
Red Glace Cherries (Premium No.1) 900g (BWFO)
Buy Whole Foods Online£8.134.9★
Golden Glace Cherries 400g (BWFO)
Buy Whole Foods Online£4.343.8★
Glace Cherries Natural Colour - Dark Burgundy 900g (BWFO)
Buy Whole Foods Online£8.934.5★
What buyers say about glace cherries
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Taste good”
“Good quality”
“Great for baking”
“Great flavour”
“Lovely colour”
“Do the job”
“Price is correct too”
“a million times better than supermarket ones covered in liquid sugar”
“Not too much syrup included”
“I use them every year for my familys Christmas cakes aswell as for my baking during the rest of the year”
What buyers complain about
“Expensive for what they are”
“Plastic taste to the outer part of the cherry sadly”
Common questions
- Is glace cherries profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £53K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the glace cherries niche?
- 11 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in glace cherries?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for glace cherries peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the glace cherries niche?
- Listings span £2.08–£14.22; the average listing price is £8.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 172 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.