Candykittens
candykittens.co.uk
Candy Kittens is a gourmet vegan sweet shop specializing in plant-based confectionery made with honest ingredients and no artificial additives. The brand offers flavored gummies and sweets including bestsellers, British-inspired reimagined classics, and curated gift boxes, with a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical sourcing.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 39/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. High layout shift is affecting user experience. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
60
Collections
9
Pages
31
Blog Posts
7
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
57/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 17 points below Food & Drink category average (56)
- Fix CLS: Layout shift issues detected - add image dimensions and avoid dynamic content
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Food & Drink Ranking
#8 / 1334
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
56
-17 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Slower than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
2.2s
Largest Contentful Paint
1.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
155ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1794 Food & Drink stores
#4 in Food & Drink
Top 0% of stores
74% below average
60 products vs 235 avg
Faster than 99% of Food & Drink stores
PageSpeed score: 39/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1794 stores in Food & Drink
74% below average
avg
74% below average
avg
72% above average
avg
85% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
Yotpo
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 0% by catalog size
medium
Above-average content investment
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Candykittens
Candykittens is a food & drink ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 60 products organized across 9 collections, making it comparable in size for the food & drink category.
Theme and Design
Candykittens uses the Release theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Candykittens achieves a performance score of 39/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 95/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Candykittens uses Yotpo for customer reviews and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Food & Drink category, Candykittens ranks #4 out of 1794 stores we track. This places them in the top 0% of food & drink stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 23, 2026
