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Directstock

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directstock.co.uk

DirectStock is a UK-based industrial supplies distributor offering safety gloves, engineering plastics, industrial matting, rubber flooring, ropes, access solutions, and related products. The store caters to businesses and trade customers with competitive pricing and fast delivery on industrial safety and workplace equipment.

Industrial
Bespoke
GB / GBP
Pipe
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Performance Needs Attention

This store scores 48/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.

Products

8,833

Collections

331

Pages

10

Blog Posts

3

CommerceRank Score

Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors

C

62/100

performance5/25 (Poor)
catalog25/25 (Large catalog)
tech Stack10/20 (Partial)
theme10/15 (Custom theme)
content12/15 (Rich)

Top Recommendations

  • Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
  • PageSpeed is 11 points below Industrial category average (59)
  • 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

Industrial Ranking

#3 / 226

Top 1% in category

Category Avg Performance

59

-11 below avg

Category Avg LCP

2.1s

Slower than avg

48

Performance

88

Accessibility

85

SEO

Core Web Vitals

LCPneeds work

3.6s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLSgood

0.000

Cumulative Layout Shift

INPgood

175ms

Interaction to Next Paint

Additional Metrics

FCPneeds work

1.9s

First Contentful Paint

TTFBgood

732ms

Time to First Byte

SIpoor

8.6s

Speed Index

Store Audit

Actionable insights compared to 311 Industrial stores

#8 in Industrial

Top 3% of stores

653% above average

8,833 products vs 1,173 avg

Faster than 99% of Industrial stores

PageSpeed score: 48/100

Category Benchmarks

Compared to 311 stores in Industrial

Products8,833 / avg 1,173

653% above average

avg

Collections331 / avg 76

336% above average

avg

Pages10 / avg 22

55% below average

avg

Blog Posts3 / avg 29

90% below average

avg

Category Intelligence

How Directstock compares to other industrial stores

Finance Adoption

11%

of Industrial stores use Pipe

Insights

  • 51% of Industrial stores offer PayPal

Theme & Design

Theme Name

Bespoke

Type

Custom / Bespoke

Tech Stack

Platform

shopify

Payment / Finance

Pipe

Business Profile

Store maturity and operational indicators

Growth Trajectory

Stable

Tracking History

NaN+ year

Since Invalid Date

Market Position

Top 10% largest catalog

Top 3% by catalog size

Content Investment

low

Basic content (10 pages)

Tech Stack Maturity

Developing stack

No review platform (18% of category uses one)

Business Sophistication

Developing

Store Timeline & History

Feb 2026

8,833 products331 collections10 pages3 blogs

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About Directstock

Directstock is a industrial ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 8,833 products organized across 331 collections, making it larger than average for the industrial category.

Theme and Design

Directstock 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, Directstock achieves a performance score of 48/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 88/100 for accessibility and 85/100 for SEO optimization.

Tech Stack

Beyond the core Shopify platform, Directstock has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers Pipe for payment flexibility. Compared to other industrial stores, 51% of industrial stores offer paypal

Competitive Positioning

Within the Industrial category, Directstock ranks #8 out of 311 stores we track. This places them in the top 3% of industrial stores by product catalog size.

Last scanned

Feb 22, 2026

Directstock | Industrial Store Analysis | CommerceRank