Darkstar
darkstar.co.uk
DarkStar Vapour is an online retailer of premium vaping supplies and DIY e-liquid ingredients. The store offers a comprehensive range of products including nicotine shots, flavour concentrates, base mixes, short fills, long fills, pod systems, and vaping hardware sourced from market-leading suppliers.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 36/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
1,175
Collections
229
Pages
7
Blog Posts
74
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
63/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 21 points below Vape & CBD category average (57)
- Consider BNPL options to increase average order value
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Vape & CBD Ranking
#2 / 164
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
57
-21 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Slower than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.8s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.030
Cumulative Layout Shift
93ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 243 Vape & CBD stores
#1 in Vape & CBD
Top 0% of stores
126% above average
1,175 products vs 520 avg
Faster than 99% of Vape & CBD stores
PageSpeed score: 36/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 243 stores in Vape & CBD
126% above average
avg
218% above average
avg
61% below average
avg
61% above average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
TrustPilot
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
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Darkstar
Darkstar is a vape & cbd ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 1,175 products organized across 229 collections, making it larger than average for the vape & cbd category.
Theme and Design
Darkstar 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, Darkstar achieves a performance score of 36/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 79/100 for accessibility and 85/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Darkstar uses TrustPilot for customer reviews.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Vape & CBD category, Darkstar ranks #1 out of 243 stores we track. This places them in the top 0% of vape & cbd stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 23, 2026
