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John Innes No 2

Fail

Shoppers spend only $23K a year here, so John Innes No 2 is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 3,831 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −5 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£23K/yr26K searches / yr
90-day growth
+36.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
76%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

John Innes No 2 against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, John Innes No 2 is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The John Innes No 2 market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for John Innes No 2 26K times last year and spent an estimated £23K. The top 5 brands take 96% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

8.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 26K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +36.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £23K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
26K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+36.5%
Conversion, latest week
8.9%
Market size, estimated
£23Ka year
Peak month
May6.8× the quietest month
Top search term
john innes no 223K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.96.

Listings sell for £9.96 on average, from £6.08 to £16.59. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.96 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.96under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.08–£16.59
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

25% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 67% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #366 within Soils, Mulches & Planting Media. It carries 546 reviews at 4.22 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
25%
Prime listings
67%
Out of stock, average day
7.2%
Average rank
#366in Soils, Mulches & Planting Media
Average rating
4.22 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
546per listing
Listings tracked
12

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 46 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
46 months

Products

Top John Innes No 2 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 76% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£2K£5K£7K£9K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Westland46%
  • Levington21%
  • Hardys13%
  • Zewool11%
  • SuperGift.com5%
  • Jamieson Brothers2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Demand

John Innes No 2 search demand

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

1K600Spike '26MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.8×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about John Innes No 2

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

Complain

Value For Money27%−0.04

I know it is more expensive

Very expensive for the amount

A bit more money

Plant Growth15%+1.85

Not for seedlingss

Had to replace the compost in my plant pots

Seedlings will just not grow in it

Quality-Overall8%−0.06

This is the worst compost I have ever tried

Poor quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.86

Compost not as described

Suitable For Indoor4%−0.06

for indoor plants it's an absolute no

Love

Quality-Overall32%−0.06

Good quality with fast delivery and reasonable price

GOOD QUALITY

The soil it's self is good quality

Plant Growth30%+1.85

Plants doing well

Keeps plants Healthy

Will help with my new plant growth

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.86

As described

Just what I wanted

Item as described

Value For Money6%−0.04

Good value

reasonable price

Worth buying

Ease Of Use4%+0.95

Easy to use

Useful to keep handy

easy to work with

Return

0.0% Return rate 38% Fixable by listing

Advertised Vs Actual Product23%▁▁▁█▄▁

Compost not as described

Size-Overall15%▁▁▁▁▁█
Value For Money15%▁▁▁▁▁█

I know it is more expensive

Very expensive for the amount

A bit more money

Pest/Insect Control8%▁▁▁▁█▁
Leak-Proof8%▁▁▁▁█▁

FAQ

Common John Innes No 2 questions

Answered from the same tracked data.