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Oil

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But demand is soft, at -17.5% this quarter, so Oil is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 27% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +5 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£670K/yr911K searches / yr
90-day growth
-17.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 73 sellers

Flapen Score

Oil against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Oil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Oil market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Oil 911K times last year and spent an estimated £670K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 911K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -17.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £670K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
911K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-17.5%
Conversion, latest week
12.8%
Market size, estimated
£670Ka year
Peak month
March1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
oil348K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.73.

Listings sell for £5.73 on average, from £1.55 to £25.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 125K to 150K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At £5.73 that is £23K to £29K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.73under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.55–£25.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
125K–150K
Units per listing a year
4,000–5,000
Revenue per listing a year
£23K–£29K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

21% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #180 within Oils, Vinegars & Salad Dressings. It carries 1,432 reviews at 4.66 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
21%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.5%
Average rank
#180in Oils, Vinegars & Salad Dressings
Average rating
4.66 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,432per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 66 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
66 months

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£27K£54K£80K£107K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

73

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

10%

  • Morrisons30%
  • by Amazon18%
  • Flora15%
  • Crisp 'N' Dry14%
  • Filippo Berio8%
  • Pura5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)

Demand

Oil search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

20K15KSpike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • oil348K/yr
  • cooking oil194K/yr
  • sunflower oil145K/yr
  • vegetable oil126K/yr
  • sunflower oil 5l19K/yr
  • veg oil11K/yr
  • vegetable oil 5 litre11K/yr
  • vegetable oil cooking6K/yr
  • oil 5l6K/yr
  • cooking oil 5l8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Oil

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Value For Money17%+2.27

Could be a bit cheaper

Waste of money

it is not cheap

Taste-Overall10%−0.01

Rubbish doesnt taste nice

tasteless - only dearer

Personally, I am not a fan of the taste and smell - it's almost flavourless and tastes bland,

Quality-Overall8%+0.47

Not good quality

Rubbish

Average

Oily/Greasy6%+0.61

The worst oil I've ever had

Leaving a long lasting greasy taste in ur mouth

Oil

Size-Overall5%0.00

Not really a perfect fit

Larger size than I usually get

Its a tall bottle which be an issue for some

Love

Value For Money29%+2.27

Excellent price

Excellent value

Great value for money

Quality-Overall22%+0.47

The quality is very consistent

the quality is solid

Best quality

Oily/Greasy8%+0.61

Amazing Cooking Oil

it was finem good amount of oil

Really good oil

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.13

As advertised

This is of the description describes

Does what it says

Taste-Overall5%−0.01

there's no horrible taste or anything like that

Taste is fresh

Good taste

Return

0.1% Return rate 9% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall38%█▃▄▆▄▅
Value For Money12%▁▁█▂▂▃

Could be a bit cheaper

Waste of money

it is not cheap

Leak-Proof10%▁▇▅▇█▂
Lubrication7%▁█▁▄▅▄

My car never consumes oil

Defective Material/Parts6%▁█▁▁▂▆

FAQ

Common Oil questions

Answered from the same tracked data.