Alwaysanoccasion
alwaysanoccasion.co.uk
Always An Occasion is an independent UK retailer offering a curated selection of quality gifts and homeware items, including personalised mementos suitable for major life events and celebrations such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and seasonal occasions. The store emphasizes beautiful design and personalisation options for customers seeking memorable gift solutions.
Products
127
Collections
20
Pages
3
Blog Posts
2
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
67/100
Top Recommendations
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Gifts & Hampers Ranking
#1 / 868
Top 0% in category
Category Avg Performance
59
+16 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
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Cumulative Layout Shift
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Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
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First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
7.9s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1277 Gifts & Hampers stores
#3 in Gifts & Hampers
Top 0% of stores
88% below average
127 products vs 1,035 avg
Faster than 100% of Gifts & Hampers stores
PageSpeed score: 75/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1277 stores in Gifts & Hampers
88% below average
avg
75% below average
avg
92% below average
avg
96% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 0% by catalog size
low
Basic content (3 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Emerging
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Alwaysanoccasion
Alwaysanoccasion is a gifts & hampers ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 127 products organized across 20 collections, making it comparable in size for the gifts & hampers category.
Theme and Design
Alwaysanoccasion uses the Craft theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 4% of gifts & hampers stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Alwaysanoccasion achieves a performance score of 75/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 90/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Alwaysanoccasion has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Gifts & Hampers category, Alwaysanoccasion ranks #3 out of 1277 stores we track. This places them in the top 0% of gifts & hampers stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
