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Hersheys Kisses

soft demand (-34.1% this quarter) — Hersheys Kisses doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

43
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Market size 12Growth 8Conversion 37Competition 30Returns 100Price range 70Avg price 78Brand share 12Review moat 86Quality gap 90
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Is Hersheys Kisses profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Hersheys Kisses is a £49K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (102K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Hersheys Kisses: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -34.1% over the last 90 days and 3.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£49K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-34.1%102K
Conversion rate3.0%
Avg price£16.05

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 18
Top-5 product click share67%
Open market5%
Avg brand age45 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement44%
New entrants (1y)6· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews284

Top Hersheys Kisses 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 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£5K£10K£15K£19K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Broadway candy42%
  • Kisses31%
  • Hershey's12%
  • Intergalactic Sweets7%
  • Generic4%
  • Bug's Pantry3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Hersheys Kisses demand & seasonality

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

Volume102KCVR3.0%Products16Brands7Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate28.1%Rating4.1★Reviews284Avg BSR#1,014
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Top Hersheys Kisses search terms shoppers use

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

  • hersheys kisses48K/yr
  • kisses chocolates17K/yr
  • hershey kisses18K/yr
  • kisses8K/yr
  • chocolate kisses6K/yr
  • kisses chocolates hersheys4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hersheys Kisses

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Value For Money29%

Good price for amount

Taste-Overall26%

Very tasty and loads of chocolates and varieties of chocolates

Gifting Purpose18%

Presentable gift

Sweetness14%

Perfect sweet

Flavor8%

Classic Hersheys Flavour

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Taste-Overall44%

doesnt taste good

Value For Money22%

What a disgusting price for the size of the bags

Quality-Overall22%

Very bad quality of the chocolate

Size-Overall11%

The packs are a lot smaller than expected

Common Hersheys Kisses questions

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

Flapen scores Hersheys Kisses 43/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £49K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -34.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Hersheys Kisses on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.