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liquorice flyers

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 18Conversion 89Competition 21Returns 100Price range 46Avg price 24Brand share 4Review moat 75Quality gap 48

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.4%

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

Review moat

Good519.08

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay£2.36–£25.81

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

Avg price

Bad£8.52

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-13.4%

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

Market size

Bad£51K

£51K/yr · 57K searches

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, liquorice flyers is a £51K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

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

liquorice flyers market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£51K–£68K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.4%
Avg BSR
#130
Page quality
0%
Prime
75%
Sponsored
58%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
52 months
Avg seller age
172 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -13.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Top liquorice flyers search terms

  • liquorice flyers27K/yr
  • flyers11K/yr
  • flyers liquorice sticks13K/yr
  • licorice flyers6K/yr
All search terms

Top liquorice flyers 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%£10K30%£15K40%£20K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about liquorice flyers

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall30%

“Sweet treat”

Quality-Overall21%

“These flyers are a good quality for the price”

Value For Money12%

“Worth the money”

Sweetness8%

“Great price for a sweet product”

Gifting Purpose5%

“Lovely Christmas present”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Item as described”

Flavor2%

“Great value for money, amazing flavour”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing2%

“nicely chewy the crystals are very tasty”

Print Quality2%

“great prints”

Freshness2%

“The product was delivered on time and as advertised and the flyers were all fresh and delicious and not ancient stock”

What buyers complain about

Hard Feel25%

“Rock hard and inedible”

Flavor10%

“Rock hard and flavourless”

Taste-Overall10%

“Taste stale wouldnt recommend”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled8%

“the overall taste is stale even the fruit crystals inside taste odd”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing6%

“Chewy”

Durability4%

“Rock solid inedible dropped one on floor and it shattered”

Quality-Overall4%

“Very hard poor quality”

Sour3%

“my only criticism is that the sherbet could do with being a lot more sour”

Value For Money3%

“feel more expensive than they were”

Indigestion3%

“They cannot be good for the digestion”

Common questions

Is liquorice flyers profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £51K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the liquorice flyers niche?
6 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in liquorice flyers?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Hard Feel, Flavor, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for liquorice flyers peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the liquorice flyers niche?
Listings span £2.36–£25.81; the average listing price is £8.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 519 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.