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violet creams

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Soft demand (-48.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 7Growth 1Conversion 57Competition 35Returns 100Price range 78Avg price 79Brand share 36Review moat 93Quality gap 62

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great137.05

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great£16.55

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£3.76–£56.69

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good4.9%

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

Brand share

Okay83%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay64%

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

Market size

Bad£26K

£26K/yr · 33K searches

Growth

Bad-48.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, violet creams is a £26K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (33K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

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

violet creams market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£50K–£66K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.9%
Avg BSR
#1,046
Page quality
0%
Prime
70%
Sponsored
10%
Out of stock
33.3%
Avg brand age
61 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Whitakers Chocolates30%
  • Friars23%
  • Charbonnel et Walker14%
  • BEECH'S9%
  • Houseofchocolate8%
  • Generic5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -48.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.4×

Top violet creams search terms

  • rose and violet creams14K/yr
  • rose and violet creams chocolates8K/yr
  • beeches chocolate9K/yr
  • beech2K/yr
All search terms

Top violet creams 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%£3K20%£5K30%£8K40%£11K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about violet creams

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall46%

“Delicious chocolate”

Quality-Overall12%

“Good quality chocolate, tastes lovely”

Vegan/Organic9%

“Lovely treat for that special Vegan person in your life”

Gifting Purpose8%

“Ideal gift”

Sweetness6%

“Great item for chocolate cream lovers”

Value For Money4%

“Great value”

Freshness4%

“food freshness nil”

Flavor3%

“Delicious, tasty and just pop in your mouth for full flavour do not speak until finished”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“good texture”

Color1%

“gorgeous colour”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money38%

“Expensive”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“I am sure they are not supposed to look like this”

Sweetness11%

“Not worth money 9 chocolates in box £1:10 per sweet”

Quality-Overall10%

“I was disopointed in the quality of the chocolate creams”

Size-Overall10%

“Small”

Spiciness4%

“the ginger isnt even that spicy - really disappointing”

Taste-Overall4%

“there some sort of under taste about them”

Common questions

Is violet creams profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £26K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -48.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the violet creams niche?
10 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in violet creams?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for violet creams peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 9.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the violet creams niche?
Listings span £3.76–£56.69; the average listing price is £16.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 137 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.