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Bookishly

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bookishly.co.uk

Bookishly is a UK-based retailer specializing in literary gifts for book lovers and bibliophiles. The store offers a curated selection of art prints, stationery, journals, bookmarks, book sleeves, clothing, and book subscription boxes celebrating classic literature and the joy of reading.

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Performance Needs Attention

This store scores 47/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.

Products

842

Collections

137

Pages

84

Blog Posts

395

CommerceRank Score

Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors

C

60/100

performance5/25 (Poor)
catalog20/25 (Established)
tech Stack10/20 (Partial)
theme10/15 (Established theme)
content15/15 (Rich)

Top Recommendations

  • Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
  • PageSpeed is 13 points below Books & Stationery category average (60)
  • Add a reviews platform to build customer trust

PageSpeed Performance Analysis

Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 24 Feb 2026

Overall Ranking

#2 / 16375

Faster than 100% of stores

Books & Stationery Ranking

#4 / 273

Top 1% in category

Category Avg Performance

60

-13 below avg

Category Avg LCP

1.9s

Faster than avg

47

Performance

97

Accessibility

100

SEO

Core Web Vitals

LCPgood

1.1s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLSgood

0.000

Cumulative Layout Shift

INPgood

69ms

Interaction to Next Paint

Additional Metrics

Store Audit

Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores

#7 in Books & Stationery

Top 2% of stores

63% below average

842 products vs 2,250 avg

Faster than 99% of Books & Stationery stores

PageSpeed score: 47/100

Category Benchmarks

Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery

Products842 / avg 2,250

63% below average

avg

Collections137 / avg 93

47% above average

avg

Pages84 / avg 20

320% above average

avg

Blog Posts395 / avg 39

913% above average

avg

Theme & Design

Theme Name

Luxe

Type

Theme Store

Theme Store ID

2779

Tech Stack

Platform

shopify

Payment / Finance

PayPal

Business Profile

Store maturity and operational indicators

Growth Trajectory

Stable

Tracking History

NaN+ year

Since Invalid Date

Market Position

Top 10% largest catalog

Top 2% by catalog size

Content Investment

high

Strong content (395 blogs, 84 pages)

Tech Stack Maturity

Developing stack

No review platform (21% of category uses one)

Business Sophistication

Established

Modern Theme

Store Timeline & History

Feb 2026

842 products137 collections84 pages395 blogs

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About Bookishly

Bookishly is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 842 products organized across 137 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.

Theme and Design

Bookishly uses the Luxe theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.

Performance Analysis

Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Bookishly achieves a performance score of 47/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 97/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.

Tech Stack

Beyond the core Shopify platform, Bookishly has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.

Competitive Positioning

Within the Books & Stationery category, Bookishly ranks #7 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 2% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.

Last scanned

Feb 23, 2026

Bookishly | Books & Stationery Store Analysis | CommerceRank