Globalbackyardindustries
globalbackyardindustries.com
Global Backyard Industries is an independent yarn shop offering hand-dyed yarn in various weights, along with knitting and crochet accessories, kits, and gifts. They produce small-batch, high-quality yarn using commercial dyes designed to maintain vibrant colors without bleeding, serving knitters and crocheters with curated collections and modern complementary products.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 37/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
101
Collections
9
Pages
21
Blog Posts
75
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
63/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 23 points below Arts & Crafts category average (60)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 27 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#14728 / 16375
Faster than 10% of stores
Arts & Crafts Ranking
#671 / 708
Top 95% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
-23 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.8s
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
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1004 Arts & Crafts stores
#550 in Arts & Crafts
Below 55% of stores
89% below average
101 products vs 948 avg
Slower than 95% of Arts & Crafts stores
PageSpeed score: 37/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1004 stores in Arts & Crafts
89% below average
avg
82% below average
avg
40% above average
avg
134% above average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
Shopify
Reviews Platform
judge.me
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
Unknown
Below average catalog size
Top 55% by catalog size
high
Strong content (75 blogs, 21 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Advanced stack
Business Sophistication
Established
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Globalbackyardindustries
Globalbackyardindustries is a arts & crafts ecommerce store built on Shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 101 products organized across 9 collections, making it comparable in size for the arts & crafts category.
Theme and Design
Globalbackyardindustries uses the Broadcast theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Globalbackyardindustries achieves a performance score of 37/100 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 85/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Globalbackyardindustries uses judge.me for customer reviews and offers PayPal, Zip (Quadpay) for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Arts & Crafts category, Globalbackyardindustries ranks #550 out of 1004 stores we track. This places them in the top 55% of arts & crafts stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 25, 2026
