Beargarden
beargarden.co.uk
The Bear Garden is a specialist retailer of collectible teddy bears and soft toys, offering premium brands including Steiff, Merrythought, Charlie Bears, Jellycat, Kosen, and other artist bear manufacturers. Established in 1992 and based in Guildford, Surrey, the store caters to teddy bear collectors and enthusiasts seeking high-quality plush toys.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 45/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
1,037
-2Collections
61
Pages
12
Blog Posts
175
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
74/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 14 points below Toys & Games category average (59)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Toys & Games Ranking
#10 / 293
Top 3% in category
Category Avg Performance
59
-14 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.6s
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
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 465 Toys & Games stores
#9 in Toys & Games
Top 2% of stores
51% below average
1,037 products vs 2,106 avg
Faster than 97% of Toys & Games stores
PageSpeed score: 45/100
-2 products
Over the past month
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 465 stores in Toys & Games
51% below average
avg
26% below average
avg
14% below average
avg
525% above average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
TrustPilot
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 2% by catalog size
high
Strong content (175 blogs, 12 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Mature
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
Feb 2026
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About Beargarden
Beargarden is a toys & games ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in FR. The store currently offers 1,037 products organized across 61 collections, making it comparable in size for the toys & games category.
Theme and Design
Beargarden uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Beargarden achieves a performance score of 45/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 71/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Beargarden uses TrustPilot for customer reviews and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Toys & Games category, Beargarden ranks #9 out of 465 stores we track. This places them in the top 2% of toys & games stores by product catalog size. Over the past month, the store has reduced its catalog by 2 products.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
