Narrative
ashtownburials.com
Ashtown Burials is a serialized fiction subscription service that delivers chapters of The Silent Bells directly to subscribers' mailboxes. The store offers chapter purchases, subscription management, and gift subscription options with international shipping available.
Products
13
Collections
2
Pages
6
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
35/100
Top Recommendations
- Migrate from legacy OS 1.0 theme to OS 2.0 for better performance and features
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- Expand product catalog to improve store authority
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
- Consider BNPL options to increase average order value
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 26 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#7497 / 16375
Faster than 54% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#155 / 273
Top 57% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
+0 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
—
Cumulative Layout Shift
—
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#324 in Books & Stationery
Below 79% of stores
99% below average
13 products vs 2,250 avg
Slower than 57% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 60/100
No BNPL options
60% of Books & Stationery stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
99% below average
avg
98% below average
avg
70% below average
avg
92% below average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Narrative compares to other books & stationery stores
0%
of Books & Stationery stores use this theme
Insights
- 60% of Books & Stationery stores offer PayPal
Theme & Design
Theme Name
NarrativeType
Theme Store
Tech Stack
Platform
No additional integrations detected
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
Unknown
Smaller catalog (bottom 25%)
Top 79% by catalog size
low
Basic content (6 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Early stage
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Narrative
Narrative is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on and operating in US. The store currently offers 13 products organized across 2 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Narrative uses the Narrative theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Narrative achieves a performance score of 60/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 91/100 for accessibility and 85/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Narrative has not implemented a third-party review platform. Compared to other books & stationery stores, 60% of books & stationery stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Narrative ranks #324 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 79% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 24, 2026
