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lily o brien chocolates

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 6Conversion 53Competition 23Returns 100Price range 41Avg price 28Brand share 0Review moat 95Quality gap 25

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great100.2

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good4.4%

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

Price range

Okay£2.22–£23.97

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

Avg price

Okay£9.35

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£53K

£53K/yr · 130K searches

Growth

Bad-38.2%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, lily o brien chocolates is a £53K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (130K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

lily o brien chocolates market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£117K–£140K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.4%
Avg BSR
#402
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
13.5%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
170 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Lily O'Brien's88%
  • Intergalactic Sweets7%
  • Parahon4%
  • Generic2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -38.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 24.6×

Top lily o brien chocolates search terms

  • lily o brien chocolates69K/yr
  • lily obriens chocolates19K/yr
  • lilly obrien chocolates17K/yr
  • lily obrien chocolates10K/yr
  • lily obriens3K/yr
  • lily obrien4K/yr
  • lilys chocolate3K/yr
  • lily obriens chocolates uk5K/yr
All search terms

Top lily o brien chocolates 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%10%£5K20%£11K30%£16K40%£21K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about lily o brien chocolates

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall49%

“Delicious chocolates”

Gifting Purpose13%

“Really nice gift”

Value For Money12%

“Amazing price”

Quality-Overall10%

“Good quality, delicious tasting chocolates”

Flavor3%

“Beautiful flavours”

Baking1%

“OK. nice for a treat once in a while”

Sweetness1%

“Yum yum”

Design-Overall1%

“Nicely presented and artistic in design,”

Size-Overall1%

“They are also perfect size”

Thickness1%

“Lovely thick chocolate and good selection”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall13%

“Taste is horrid”

Value For Money10%

“Quite pricey”

Storage Temperature8%

“Shame that some of the chocolate had melted, nice chocolate, thanks”

Durability5%

“They didn't last long”

Flavor5%

“The flavours seem to be all the same”

Ingredients-Overall3%

“sadly the ingredients list dosent read too well”

Oily/Greasy3%

“didn't realise they contain palm oil”

Quality-Overall3%

“Overpriced and poor quality”

Sweetness2%

“too sugary for me”

Size-Overall2%

“much bigger than you would expect”

Common questions

Is lily o brien chocolates profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £53K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -38.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (32/100).
How competitive is the lily o brien chocolates niche?
4 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in lily o brien chocolates?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Storage Temperature. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for lily o brien chocolates peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 24.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the lily o brien chocolates niche?
Listings span £2.22–£23.97; the average listing price is £9.35 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 100 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.