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costa coffee cup

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Weak search conversion (0.7%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 12Growth 13Conversion 9Competition 48Returns 93Price range 25Avg price 95Brand share 37Review moat 37Quality gap 62

Avg price

Incredible£28.98

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay56%

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

Brand share

Okay83%

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

Review moat

Okay2,826.52

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay£7.61–£341.39

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

Growth

Bad-23.9%

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

Market size

Bad£48K

£48K/yr · 228K searches

Conversion

Bad0.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, costa coffee cup is a £48K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (228K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

costa coffee cup market data

Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£29K–£36K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.7%
Avg BSR
#1,436
Page quality
0%
Prime
67%
Sponsored
38%
Out of stock
19.4%
Avg brand age
38 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

10%

  • Costa Coffee21%
  • Generic19%
  • Kimm & Miller19%
  • CiderPressMugs13%
  • Giftme12%
  • Contigo7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -23.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×

Top costa coffee cup search terms

  • costa coffee cup84K/yr
  • costa cup29K/yr
  • costa travel mug21K/yr
  • costa coffee cups15K/yr
  • costa coffee travel mug22K/yr
  • costa cups10K/yr
  • costa reusable cup9K/yr
  • costa mug12K/yr
  • costa coffee mug10K/yr
  • costa travel cup5K/yr
All search terms

Top costa coffee cup 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%£5K20%£10K30%£14K40%£19K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about costa coffee cup

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

What buyers love

Leak-Proof22%

“Totally leak proof”

Quality-Overall18%

“Quality mug”

Value For Money6%

“Good price”

Temperature Retention5%

“Keeps the coffee hot”

Size-Overall5%

“Good size”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“easy to clean”

Heating4%

“great heat retention”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“It all functions as it should”

Color3%

“Lovely colour”

What buyers complain about

Leak-Proof32%

“It leaks”

Durability12%

“Broke after less than 1 month”

Heating9%

“Doesn't keep hot as advertised”

Quality-Overall8%

“the control quality needs to be better”

Value For Money4%

“Very expensive”

Ease Of Use3%

“Uncomfortable to use”

Size-Overall2%

“It is slightly wider at the bottom than my previous one”

Smell2%

“mine has an horrendous internal smell”

Rusts/Corrodes1%

“My coffee mug has gone rusty around the metal rim”

Product Condition1%

“Flask”

Top return reasons

Leak-Proof29%
Size-Overall22%
Color7%
Quality-Overall4%
Functionality-Overall4%
Heating4%
Value For Money3%
Ease Of Use3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Suitability Hot Weather1%

Common questions

Is costa coffee cup profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £48K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the costa coffee cup niche?
10 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in costa coffee cup?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Durability, Heating. The return rate is 1.1%.
When does demand for costa coffee cup peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the costa coffee cup niche?
Listings span £7.61–£341.39; the average listing price is £28.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,827 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.