Formative
formative.coffee
Formative Coffee is a specialty coffee retailer offering exceptional single-origin and blend coffees, including decaf options, along with brewing equipment like Aeropress gear and coffee-related merchandise. The store provides UK-wide free shipping and operates on a weekly dispatch schedule with subscription services available.
Products
23
Collections
12
Pages
18
Blog Posts
4
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
52/100
Top Recommendations
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
- Consider BNPL options to increase average order value
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#870 / 16375
Faster than 95% of stores
Food & Drink Ranking
#53 / 1334
Top 4% in category
Category Avg Performance
56
+24 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.5s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
—
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
0.9s
First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
2.5s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1794 Food & Drink stores
#992 in Food & Drink
Below 55% of stores
90% below average
23 products vs 235 avg
Faster than 96% of Food & Drink stores
PageSpeed score: 80/100
No BNPL options
52% of Food & Drink stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1794 stores in Food & Drink
90% below average
avg
65% below average
avg
0% below average
avg
91% below average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Formative compares to other food & drink stores
0%
of Food & Drink stores use this theme
Insights
- 52% of Food & Drink stores offer PayPal
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
No additional integrations detected
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Below average catalog size
Top 55% by catalog size
low
Basic content (18 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Early stage
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Formative
Formative is a food & drink ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 23 products organized across 12 collections, making it comparable in size for the food & drink category.
Theme and Design
Formative uses the Reformation theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Formative achieves a performance score of 80/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 95/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Formative has not implemented a third-party review platform. Compared to other food & drink stores, 52% of food & drink stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Food & Drink category, Formative ranks #992 out of 1794 stores we track. This places them in the top 55% of food & drink stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 20, 2026
