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Yankee Candle Gift Set

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Yankee Candle Gift Set is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Ranks 1,080 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −1 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£1.9M/yr2.8M searches / yr
90-day growth
-43.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
59%top-5 click share · 2 brands · 67 sellers

Flapen Score

Yankee Candle Gift Set against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Yankee Candle Gift Set is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Yankee Candle Gift Set market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Yankee Candle Gift Set 2.8M times last year and spent an estimated £1.9M. All 2 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.8M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -43.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.9M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.8M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-43.3%
Conversion, latest week
4.6%
Market size, estimated
£1.9Ma year
Peak month
December11.5× the quietest month
Top search term
yankee candle1.7M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.98.

Listings sell for £14.98 on average, from £6.20 to £22.62. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 125K to 150K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £14.98 that is £30K to £37K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.98under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.20–£22.62
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
125K–150K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£30K–£37K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #67 within Alternative Medicine. It carries 7,127 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
71%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
7.3%
Average rank
#67in Alternative Medicine
Average rating
4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
7,127per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Yankee Candle Gift Set products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£191K£381K£572K£763K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

67

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

0%

  • Yankee Candle95%
  • Gemini Gifts5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Yankee Candle Gift Set search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

250K150KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 11.5×

Search terms

Top Yankee Candle Gift Set search terms shoppers use

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

  • yankee candle1.7M/yr
  • yankee candle gift set471K/yr
  • yankee candles104K/yr
  • yankee82K/yr
  • yankee candle large82K/yr
  • yankee candle set54K/yr
  • large yankee candle24K/yr
  • yankee candle large jar28K/yr
  • candle yankee18K/yr
  • candles yankee26K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Yankee Candle Gift Set

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Smell40%+3.31

the scent is slight

No smell

Not a noticeable scent

Size-Overall12%−0.07

The candles were smaller than expected

small

Candles are quite small

Value For Money9%−0.02

At £29.99 they are not cheap

Very expensive for what it can offer

Overpriced

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%−0.05

Poorly advertised

The images for this product are not an accurate representation of what you receive

Regarding the size, the product information states they are 8cm tall and 7cm wide, this is certainly not the case, they are just under 5cm tall and approx 4cm wide

Quality-Overall3%−0.04

Not the best

Awful quality

Love

Smell61%+3.31

Amazing scent

Subtle fragrance

Great Aroma

Gifting Purpose10%+1.09

is perfect for gifting

Great gift idea

Great gift

Value For Money8%−0.02

good product at a good price

Great value

good value

Quality-Overall7%−0.04

Premium quality is guaranteed with established make

The quality of the candles is exceptional, with long burn times and clean burns, ensuring you can enjoy them for hours

great product

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%+0.08

Beautiful candle

Lovely candle 💕 Very pleased with candle 🤗 lovely scent

Lovely candles

Return

0.4% Return rate 23% Fixable by listing

Smell43%▆█▆▄▁▄

the scent is slight

No smell

Not a noticeable scent

Gifting Purpose18%▆▂▂███
Size-Overall12%▃▃▃█▇▃

The candles were smaller than expected

small

Candles are quite small

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%▁▂▄▆▇█

Poorly advertised

The images for this product are not an accurate representation of what you receive

Regarding the size, the product information states they are 8cm tall and 7cm wide, this is certainly not the case, they are just under 5cm tall and approx 4cm wide

Quality-Overall3%█▄█▁▅▁

Not the best

Awful quality

FAQ

Common Yankee Candle Gift Set questions

Answered from the same tracked data.