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Jo Malone Candle

Jo Malone Candle shows low returns (0.7%), but soft demand (-33.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

54
Worth a look
Market size 32Growth 8Conversion 32Competition 77Returns 96Price range 73Avg price 95Brand share 47Review moat 66Quality gap 76
This niche Category average

Is Jo Malone Candle profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Jo Malone Candle is a £149K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (224K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Jo Malone Candle: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -33.4% over the last 90 days and 2.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£149K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr-33.4%224K
Conversion rate2.5%
Avg price£26.09

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand, so 23% of the market is open.

23%

open market share

Brands · sellers17 · 90
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market23%
Avg brand age42 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 42 products

Sponsored placement55%
New entrants (1y)3· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews870

Top Jo Malone Candle products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£4K£9K£13K£18K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

90

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

19%

  • Jo Malone37%
  • RITUALS20%
  • Scentered Serenity8%
  • Neom7%
  • Valentte5%
  • TRINIDa5%

Jo Malone Candle demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume224KCVR2.5%Products42Brands17Top 5 Brands77%OOS Rate10.4%Rating4.3★Reviews870Avg BSR#266
40K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.0×

Top Jo Malone Candle search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • jo malone candle99K/yr
  • rituals candle39K/yr
  • jo malone candles18K/yr
  • jo malone candles sale15K/yr
  • calming candle6K/yr
  • relax candle6K/yr
  • rituals candles9K/yr
  • ritual candles5K/yr
  • essential oil candle5K/yr
  • relaxing candles4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Jo Malone Candle

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

95% of reviews
Smell50%

The scent is beautiful and long lasting

Gifting Purpose16%

Great gift idea

Value For Money9%

Good price

Quality-Overall8%

Excellent product

Brightness/Shine/Glow4%

Lovely candle very happy

What buyers complain about

92% of reviews
Smell60%

if you dont like a strong fragrance

Size-Overall9%

It was much smaller than the spec given

Value For Money9%

feel expensive

Strength6%

Not very strong

Gifting Purpose4%

Has totally ruined a gift that needs sending now

Jo Malone Candle return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.7%

Return rate

40%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Smell
38%
2Size-Overall
31%
3Gifting Purpose
4%
4Value For Money
4%
5Defective Material/Parts
3%

Common Jo Malone Candle questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Jo Malone Candle 54/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £149K/yr across 42 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -33.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Jo Malone Candle on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 12.0× the quietest.