Blockshop 9.11 Update | Bold | Aug.18.25
banterandbliss.com
Banter & Bliss is a DIY candle studio and mobile candlemaking experience that sells handcrafted home fragrance products including candles, reed diffusers, room sprays, wax melts, and eau de parfum. The brand focuses on providing both finished fragrance products and participatory candlemaking workshops that emphasize sensory experiences and personalized scent creation.
Products
302
Collections
87
Pages
54
Blog Posts
13
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
52/100
Top Recommendations
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- 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
#10133 / 16375
Faster than 38% of stores
Candle & Home Fragrance Ranking
#122 / 186
Top 66% in category
Category Avg Performance
57
-3 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.8s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.040
Cumulative Layout Shift
87ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 256 Candle & Home Fragrance stores
#29 in Candle & Home Fragrance
Top 11% of stores
37% above average
302 products vs 220 avg
Slower than 66% of Candle & Home Fragrance stores
PageSpeed score: 54/100
No BNPL options
67% of Candle & Home Fragrance stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 256 stores in Candle & Home Fragrance
37% above average
avg
85% above average
avg
100% above average
avg
57% below average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Blockshop 9.11 Update | Bold | Aug.18.25 compares to other candle & home fragrance stores
0%
of Candle & Home Fragrance stores use this theme
Insights
- 67% of Candle & Home Fragrance stores offer PayPal
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BlockshopType
Theme Store
Tech Stack
Platform
No additional integrations detected
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
Unknown
Larger than 75% of category
Top 11% by catalog size
medium
Above-average content investment
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Early stage
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Blockshop 9.11 Update | Bold | Aug.18.25
Blockshop 9.11 Update | Bold | Aug.18.25 is a candle & home fragrance ecommerce store built on and operating in US. The store currently offers 302 products organized across 87 collections, making it larger than average for the candle & home fragrance category.
Theme and Design
Blockshop 9.11 Update | Bold | Aug.18.25 uses the Blockshop theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Blockshop 9.11 Update | Bold | Aug.18.25 achieves a performance score of 54/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 100/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Blockshop 9.11 Update | Bold | Aug.18.25 has not implemented a third-party review platform. Compared to other candle & home fragrance stores, 67% of candle & home fragrance stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Candle & Home Fragrance category, Blockshop 9.11 Update | Bold | Aug.18.25 ranks #29 out of 256 stores we track. This places them in the top 11% of candle & home fragrance stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 24, 2026
