Shortbread
MaybeAn estimated 0.0% of orders come back. But products sell for $8.06 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Shortbread is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 55 / 100Top 14% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +9 vs the category median of 4655
- Market size
- £586K/yr766K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -3.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 50%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 55 sellers
Flapen Score
Shortbread against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Shortbread is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Shortbread market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shortbread 766K times last year and spent an estimated £586K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 9.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 766K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 9.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £586K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 766K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -3.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 9.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £586Ka year
- Peak month
- December5.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- shortbread289K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.06.
Listings sell for £8.06 on average, from £1.20 to £29.25. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £8.06 that is £12K to £16K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.06under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.20–£29.25
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 80K–100K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,500–2,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £12K–£16K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
23% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #74 within Bakery. It carries 1,340 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 23%
- Prime listings
- 97%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.6%
- Average rank
- #74in Bakery
- Average rating
- 4.44 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,340per listing
- Listings tracked
- 31
04 · Newcomers
1 of last year's 5 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
5 products launched here in the last 12 months. 1 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 5
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 54 months
Products
Top Shortbread products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 23, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Walkers Shortbread Pure Butter Fingers Traditional Scottish Shortbread Biscuits 250g (12 Pieces)
- Price
- £3.08
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,342
- Age
- 10y ago

Walkers Shortbread Fingers Twin Pack Biscuits Traditional Pure Butter Scottish Biscuits 40g (24 x 2-Pack) Packaging May Vary
- Price
- £13.00
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,389
- Age
- 14y ago

Walkers Shortbread Assortment Traditional AllButter Scottish Biscuits 160g
- Price
- £3.68
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,342
- Age
- 2y ago

Walkers Shortbread Assortment Traditional Scottish Pure Butter Biscuits Gift Box 500g
- Price
- £9.04
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,342
- Age
- 13y ago

Shortbread House of Edinburgh | Truly Handmade Shortbread Fingers | 170g box (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £4.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 101
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Morrisons The Best All Butter Shortbread Fingers 165g
- Price
- £2.69
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 2mo ago

Shortbread Biscuits Tin for Mens Gifts - To The Best Guy in The World Tin Filled with Scottish Shortbread Fingers 300g & Topline Card. Biscuits Gift Set for Husband or Dad Birthday Gifts Fathers Day
- Price
- £6.97
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 10mo ago

Morrisons The Best All Butter Shortbread Rounds 175g
- Price
- £2.68
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 2mo ago

Patersons Shortbread fingers 300g
- Price
- £1.38
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 139
- Age
- 4y ago

Walkers Shortbread Assortment Tin Traditional Pure Butter Scottish Recipe 240g
- Price
- £10.11
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,170
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Morrisons The Best All Butter Shortbread Fingers 165g
- Price
- £2.69
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 2mo ago

Morrisons The Best All Butter Shortbread Rounds 175g
- Price
- £2.68
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 2mo ago

Shortbread Biscuits Tin for Mens Gifts - To The Best Guy in The World Tin Filled with Scottish Shortbread Fingers 300g & Topline Card. Biscuits Gift Set for Husband or Dad Birthday Gifts Fathers Day
- Price
- £6.97
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 10mo ago

Walkers Shortbread Assortment Tin Traditional Pure Butter Scottish Recipe 240g
- Price
- £10.11
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,170
- Age
- 1y ago

Shortbread Rounds Biscuits Hamper (25 x 11g Packs) | All Butter Scottish Shortbread Biscuits | Great Gift for Birthdays Celebrations and Special Occasions | Delicious British Gift Set
- Price
- £11.87
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 35
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
13 falling
Sellers
55
Est. top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
50%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
9%
- Walkers62%
- Morrisons11%
- Shortbread House of Edinburgh9%
- Paterson's4%
- Topline3%
- Dean's2%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 9%)
Demand
Shortbread search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4×
Search terms
Top Shortbread search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- shortbread289K/yr
- shortbread biscuits145K/yr
- walkers shortbread102K/yr
- shortbread biscuits gift94K/yr
- walkers biscuits28K/yr
- scottish shortbread27K/yr
- short bread19K/yr
- biscuits shortbread8K/yr
- walkers shortbread fingers6K/yr
- shortbread gift8K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shortbread
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Too expensive”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
16 topics
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FAQ
Common Shortbread questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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