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black cherry yankee candle

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Soft demand (-58.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 0Conversion 90Competition 47Returns 99Price range 17Avg price 25Brand share 0Review moat 52Quality gap 48

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.9%

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

Review moat

Good1,430.69

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay57%

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

Avg price

Okay£8.83

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£1.31–£17.79

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

Market size

Bad£54K

£54K/yr · 56K searches

Growth

Bad-58.8%

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, black cherry yankee candle is a £54K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

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

black cherry yankee candle market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£53K–£71K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.9%
Avg BSR
#131
Page quality
0%
Prime
88%
Sponsored
31%
Out of stock
0.4%
Avg brand age
50 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Yankee Candle98%
  • CHILLFLAME2%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 42 weeks — -58.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26Jun '26

Top black cherry yankee candle search terms

  • black cherry yankee candle22K/yr
  • yankee candle black cherry18K/yr
  • yankee candle cherry8K/yr
  • yankee black cherry4K/yr
  • cherry yankee candle4K/yr
All search terms

Top black cherry yankee candle 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%5%£3K10%£5K15%£8K20%£11K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black cherry yankee candle

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

What buyers love

Smell62%

“Gorgeous aroma”

Value For Money5%

“Excellent value for money”

Diffuse Mechanism5%

“The diffuser looks smart as well”

Quality-Overall5%

“Excellent Product”

Gifting Purpose4%

“Look really nice also a great gift for someone”

Durability4%

“durable glass”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy to use”

Design-Overall2%

“It looks beautiful”

Assembly/Installation1%

“after that doesnt take any effort to put together”

Brightness/Shine/Glow1%

“Great candle”

What buyers complain about

Smell32%

“Awful scent”

Size-Overall17%

“The candles were smaller than expected”

Value For Money13%

“Sometimes they seem expensive”

Quality-Overall4%

“Utter rubbish”

Refills-Overall3%

“The refill doesnt have the same strength of scent as the defuser”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Saint Dora didnt give them as a gift for Mothers Day”

Durability2%

“didn't last long”

Mechanism Issues2%

“Glass shattered when the candle was burning”

Moist/Dry2%

“can cause some damp in room from steam vapes”

Diffuse Mechanism2%

“these reed diffusers are only any good in very small enclosed areas”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall46%
Smell13%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Functionality-Overall5%
Leak-Proof5%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Value For Money4%
Quality-Overall3%
Socket/Port/Plug3%
Diffuse Mechanism3%

Common questions

Is black cherry yankee candle profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £54K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -58.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the black cherry yankee candle niche?
2 brands and 69 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black cherry yankee candle?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.2%.
What does it cost to enter the black cherry yankee candle niche?
Listings span £1.31–£17.79; the average listing price is £8.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,431 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.