Werthers Original
FailProducts sell for $5.09 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Werthers Original is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 46 / 100Ranks 1,444 of 2,976 Grocery niches · on the category median46
- Market size
- £130K/yr483K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -4.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 43%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 122 sellers
Flapen Score
Werthers Original against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Werthers Original is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Werthers Original market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Werthers Original 483K times last year and spent an estimated £130K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 483K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £130K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 483K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -4.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £130Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- candy305K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.09.
Listings sell for £5.09 on average, from £0.49 to £20.35. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £5.09 that is £3K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.09under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £0.49–£20.35
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 30K–40K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £3K–£4K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
19% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #23 within Confectionery. It carries 1,204 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 19%
- Prime listings
- 97%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.2%
- Average rank
- #23in Confectionery
- Average rating
- 4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,204per listing
- Listings tracked
- 36
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 7 of last year's 8 launches as successful.
8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 7 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 53 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 8
- Successful launches
- 7Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 53 months
Products
Top Werthers Original products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Werthers Original Cream Candies Classic Buttery Caramel Treats Gluten-Free & Vegetarian 1 kg Sharing Bag (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £7.19
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 831
- Age
- 16y ago

Werthers Original Butter Candies Classic Creamy Caramel Treats Gluten-Free & Vegetarian 300 g (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £2.74
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 67
- Age
- 11y ago

Werthers Original Traditional Butter Candies in Bag 135 g
- Price
- £1.32
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 454
- Age
- 7y ago

Swizzels Squashies Sweets Strawberry and Cream Flavour Sweets Single Bag 120g
- Price
- £0.65
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,196
- Age
- 1y ago

Skittles Giants Gooey Vegan Sweets Sharing Bag Candy 125g
- Price
- £0.84
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 443
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Skittles Giants Fruit Flavoured 132g Sweets Bag | 3x Bigger Vegan Sweets & Candy | Chewy Sharing Snacks for Movie Night On-The-Go Snacks Treats and Sharing Bag
- Price
- £0.76
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 9,809
- Age
- 6y ago

by Amazon Assorted Mint Candies 200g
- Price
- £1.13
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 3mo ago

Starburst Original Fruit Chews Sweets Pouch Bag 138g - Chewy Vegan Candy Assortment - Sharing Snacks For Summer BBQ Picnics Parties & Travel Accessories
- Price
- £0.77
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 760
- Age
- 4y ago

Werthers Original Sugar Free Butter Candies 3 Pack (3 x 80g)
- Price
- £1.60
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 125
- Age
- 9y ago

Swizzels Squashies Sweets Strawberry and Cream Flavour Sweets Single Bag 120g
- Price
- £0.65
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,196
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
by Amazon Assorted Mint Candies 200g
- Price
- £1.13
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 3mo ago

Werthers Original Sugar Free Butter Candies Guilt-Free Indulgence with Rich Buttery Flavour 80 g (Pack of 18)
- Price
- £19.20
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 9mo ago

Werthers Original Creamy Filling Candies Classic Caramel Sweets with Smooth Centre Individually Wrapped 1 kg Bulk Pack
- Price
- £8.56
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 9mo ago

Werthers Original Butter Candies Traditional Caramel Flavour Individually Wrapped Sweets 135 g (Pack of 18)
- Price
- £20.35
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 191
- Age
- 9mo ago

William Hunter American Sweets Gift Bag - Wide Selection Sweet Hamper Great Value American Sweet Hamper for Children or Adults Box of Iconic American Candy (Small)
- Price
- £7.87
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 81
- Age
- 11mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
15 falling
Sellers
122
Top-5 brand share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
43%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
15%
- Werther's54%
- Swizzels13%
- Skittles6%
- Sour Patch Kids5%
- Starburst4%
- William Hunter3%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 15%)
Demand
Werthers Original search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Werthers Original search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- candy305K/yr
- werthers original98K/yr
- werthers34K/yr
- werthers originals18K/yr
- candies16K/yr
- werthers original butter candies4K/yr
- candy sweets5K/yr
- werthers sweets4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Werthers Original
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
the lack of variety of sweets
too sweet yuck
These are not sugar free
Terrible tasting
Not tasty
Tastes completely different
small packets
small
Bigger
Too hard
Not as soft as I expected
a bit on the hard side for me
Sweets are now poor quality
Not great quality
Cheap
Love
All of the mints taste nice
Absolutely delicious
Delicious in every way
Sweet treat
Great variety of sweets
very sweet
Great deal
Excellent value for money
Good value for money
Good value and quality arrived quickly
Good quality
Great variety, good value
orange flavours are good
there are a nice variety of different flavours in a bag
Great flavour
Return
0.1% Return rate 100% Fixable by listing
small packets
small
Bigger
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