Cecandles
cecandles.co.uk
Canhwyllau Eryri Candles is a Welsh producer of luxury handmade scented soy candles, offering a range of collections including signature scents, wellbeing-focused fragrances, and 3-wick luxury candles. The brand also provides home fragrance products, gift cards, and wedding favour options for customers seeking premium, artisanal candle experiences.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 49/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
33
Collections
7
Pages
54
Blog Posts
2
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
48/100
Top Recommendations
- Migrate from legacy OS 1.0 theme to OS 2.0 for better performance and features
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Candle & Home Fragrance Ranking
#2 / 186
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
57
-8 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
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
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First Contentful Paint
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Time to First Byte
9.3s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 256 Candle & Home Fragrance stores
#2 in Candle & Home Fragrance
Top 1% of stores
85% below average
33 products vs 220 avg
Faster than 99% of Candle & Home Fragrance stores
PageSpeed score: 49/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 256 stores in Candle & Home Fragrance
85% below average
avg
85% below average
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100% above average
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93% below average
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Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 1% by catalog size
medium
Above-average content investment
Tech Stack Maturity
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Emerging
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Cecandles
Cecandles is a candle & home fragrance ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in NL. The store currently offers 33 products organized across 7 collections, making it comparable in size for the candle & home fragrance category.
Theme and Design
Cecandles uses the Brooklyn theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Cecandles achieves a performance score of 49/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 91/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Cecandles has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Candle & Home Fragrance category, Cecandles ranks #2 out of 256 stores we track. This places them in the top 1% of candle & home fragrance stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
