Gentlystirred
gentlystirred.co.uk
Gently Stirred is a mail order online retailer specializing in premium loose leaf teas, fresh roast whole bean coffee, and herbal infusions sourced directly from tea-growing regions. The store offers a curated selection of varieties including Assam, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, Japanese Sencha green tea, white tea, and rooibos tisanes.
Products
404
Collections
42
Pages
2
Blog Posts
48
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
69/100
Top Recommendations
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
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
+12 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
—
Cumulative Layout Shift
—
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
—
First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
4.5s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1794 Food & Drink stores
#4 in Food & Drink
Top 0% of stores
72% above average
404 products vs 235 avg
Faster than 99% of Food & Drink stores
PageSpeed score: 68/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1794 stores in Food & Drink
72% above average
avg
24% above average
avg
89% below average
avg
4% above 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 Gentlystirred
Gentlystirred is a food & drink ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in ZA. The store currently offers 404 products organized across 42 collections, making it larger than average for the food & drink category.
Theme and Design
Gentlystirred uses the Vessel theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Gentlystirred achieves a performance score of 68/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 91/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Gentlystirred uses Yotpo for customer reviews and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Food & Drink category, Gentlystirred 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 22, 2026
