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sherry

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

Market size 54Growth 11Conversion 96Competition 13Returns 98Price range 23Avg price 50Brand share 0Review moat 72Quality gap 23

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible13.1%

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

Review moat

Good601

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good£378K

£378K/yr · 242K searches

Avg price

Good£11.98

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Bad£9.99–£16.49

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

Competition

Bad85%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-28.7%

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, sherry is a £378K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (242K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

sherry market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 2,500–3,000/product
Revenue / yr
£359K–£479K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
13.1%
Avg BSR
#26
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
82 months
Avg seller age
176 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 85% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

41

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Harveys53%
  • Croft26%
  • Morrisons13%
  • Gonzalez Byass8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -28.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
23K18KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.0×

Top sherry search terms

  • sherry130K/yr
  • harveys bristol cream sherry 1 litre32K/yr
  • croft original sherry 1 litre12K/yr
  • dry sherry8K/yr
  • sherry 1 litre15K/yr
  • cream sherry10K/yr
  • harveys bristol cream sherry9K/yr
  • harveys bristol cream7K/yr
  • croft original sherry 1 litre offers4K/yr
  • harveys3K/yr
All search terms

Top sherry 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%15%£57K30%£113K45%£170K60%£227K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about sherry

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall27%

“Yummy”

Flavor27%

“Delicate flavour”

Value For Money27%

“Cheapest price that I could find”

Alcohol Flavor9%

“This is the only sherry my wife will drink”

Quality-Overall5%

“Great product and has never let me down”

Sweetness5%

“Great sweet and rich product”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall100%

“I expected some taste”

Common questions

Is sherry profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £378K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -28.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the sherry niche?
4 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 85% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in sherry?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for sherry peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 10.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the sherry niche?
Listings span £9.99–£16.49; the average listing price is £11.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 601 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.