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reeses

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

Market size 46Growth 10Conversion 58Competition 74Returns 100Price range 41Avg price 25Brand share 4Review moat 67Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good40%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Good811.65

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.0%

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

Market size

Okay£250K

£250K/yr · 560K searches

Price range

Okay£0.93–£24.76

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay£8.91

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-30.1%

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

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, reeses is a £250K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (560K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

reeses market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
£356K–£446K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.0%
Avg BSR
#525
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
29%
Out of stock
17.3%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
157 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 40% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 flat

Sellers

111

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

1%

  • Reese's68%
  • Reese's Puffs13%
  • BENERRY9%
  • Hershey's5%
  • Dolci Di Lechlade4%
  • Montezuma1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -30.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Top reeses search terms

  • reeses272K/yr
  • reeses chocolate115K/yr
  • reeces47K/yr
  • reese22K/yr
  • reeses peanut butter cups34K/yr
  • peanut butter chocolate20K/yr
  • peanut butter cups12K/yr
  • reeses peanut butter15K/yr
  • chocolate peanut butter8K/yr
  • reeses cups9K/yr
All search terms

Top reeses 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%4%£10K8%£20K12%£30K16%£40K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about reeses

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall40%

“Absolutely delicious”

Value For Money9%

“Worth buying”

Gifting Purpose8%

“Gift”

Sweetness7%

“Great chocolate”

Quality-Overall7%

“Nice variety”

Flavor5%

“The ingredients work well together, with the creamy peanut butter, caramel, peanuts and milk chocolate creating a balanced flavour and a satisfying mix of textures”

Size-Overall4%

“just the right size”

Baking2%

“Each cup brings a delicious buttery bite of happiness”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“as advertised”

Crispiness2%

“Crunchy nutty scrumptiousness”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall15%

“they did taste a little stale”

Value For Money13%

“Bit pricey”

Size-Overall11%

“It takes forever to arrive the bar is quite small”

Sweetness10%

“More like a cheap strawberry sugar”

Quality-Overall7%

“I read some bad reviews”

Storage Temperature5%

“Arrived melted”

Ingredients-Overall5%

“More wax than chocolate, contains palm oil and Shea, not good”

Blend/Ratio3%

“it was definitely infused with peanut butter”

Salt Content3%

“maybe it will work if peanut butter was not too salty”

Smell3%

“and the box stinks of it”

Common questions

Is reeses profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £250K/yr across 34 tracked products. 3 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -30.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the reeses niche?
7 brands and 111 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in reeses?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for reeses peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the reeses niche?
Listings span £0.93–£24.76; the average listing price is £8.91 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 812 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.