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Pillar Candle

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.0% of orders. But demand is soft, at -48.7% this quarter, so Pillar Candle is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
58
58 / 100
Top 23% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +7 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£343K/yr521K searches / yr
90-day growth
-48.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
33%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 65 sellers

Flapen Score

Pillar Candle against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Pillar Candle is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

58Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Pillar Candle market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pillar Candle 521K times last year and spent an estimated £343K. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 521K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -48.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £343K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
521K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-48.7%
Conversion, latest week
5.8%
Market size, estimated
£343Ka year
Peak month
December6.2× the quietest month
Top search term
pillar candle186K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.30.

Listings sell for £11.30 on average, from £1.57 to £28.89. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £11.30 that is £6K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.30under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.57–£28.89
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£8K
Returns
1.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

68% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #173 within Candles & Holders. It carries 883 reviews at 4.32 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
68%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
5.2%
Average rank
#173in Candles & Holders
Average rating
4.32 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
883per listing
Listings tracked
44

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Pillar Candle 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 only 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£10K£21K£31K£41K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

27%

  • BOLSIUS23%
  • Ivyline14%
  • Spaas10%
  • HORECA CANDLES9%
  • ugbem9%
  • Wax Lyrical9%

Demand

Pillar Candle search demand

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

30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.2×

Search terms

Top Pillar Candle search terms shoppers use

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

  • pillar candle186K/yr
  • pillar candles113K/yr
  • church candles62K/yr
  • large pillar candles23K/yr
  • church candles large pillar17K/yr
  • pillar candles multipack31K/yr
  • small pillar candles15K/yr
  • candles pillar11K/yr
  • large candles pillar8K/yr
  • large pillar candle10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pillar Candle

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

Complain

Size-Overall34%−0.33

Very big

Theyre quite short

Very small

Value For Money8%+0.32

which seems quite expensive

that price is a bit steep too

weak scent means that the current price of £16.99. £4.25 each

Durability7%−0.04

2nd burnt down in 2 hours

not long lasting

Doesn't last long

Quality-Overall7%+0.41

Not the best

Terrible quality

Not very good

Smell6%+0.76

No scent

A slight almost paraffin smell on first burning

a slight scent developed

Love

Quality-Overall18%+0.41

The candles are good quality

they appear well made

Good Quality

Brightness/Shine/Glow17%+1.97

Once lit they create a warm inviting glow

I like the gentle light and the glow

They give a lovely glow

Value For Money13%+0.32

Excellent value

Good value

Value for money

Smell10%+0.76

I like the smell

They have a natural scent

no chemical smell

Size-Overall9%−0.33

Fit for purpose

fit a variety of candle holders

The size is practical

Return

1.0% Return rate 91% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall80%▆██▇▆█

Very big

Theyre quite short

Very small

Color5%▁▃▁█▄▂
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%█▅█▁▄▆

the photos are also a bit misleading

The picture is deceiving as they look bigger than they actually are

I dont think this is very clear from the photographs in the advertisement

Defective Material/Parts2%▃▄█▆▄▂
Durability2%█▁▄▁▅▁

2nd burnt down in 2 hours

not long lasting

Doesn't last long

FAQ

Common Pillar Candle questions

Answered from the same tracked data.