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Hardblack

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hardblack.co

HARDBLACK is a Hong Kong-based photography and videography equipment specialist established in 2011, offering cameras, lenses, flashes, recorders, professional post-production equipment, and accessories from premium brands including Sony, Canon, Blackmagic, DJI, Fujifilm, and GoPro. All products are Hong Kong licensed goods with local warranty coverage.

Print & Photo
Bespoke
UA / UAH
PayPal
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Products

721

Collections

168

Pages

13

Blog Posts

51

CommerceRank Score

Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors

B

74/100

performance20/25 (Good)
catalog20/25 (Established)
tech Stack10/20 (Partial)
theme10/15 (Custom theme)
content14/15 (Rich)

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PageSpeed Performance Analysis

Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 26 Feb 2026

Overall Ranking

#2935 / 16375

Faster than 82% of stores

Print & Photo Ranking

#83 / 358

Top 23% in category

Category Avg Performance

60

+10 above avg

Category Avg LCP

1.8s

70

Performance

68

Accessibility

100

SEO

Core Web Vitals

LCPunavailable

Largest Contentful Paint

CLSunavailable

Cumulative Layout Shift

INPunavailable

Interaction to Next Paint

Additional Metrics

Store Audit

Actionable insights compared to 505 Print & Photo stores

#92 in Print & Photo

Top 18% of stores

40% below average

721 products vs 1,195 avg

Faster than 77% of Print & Photo stores

PageSpeed score: 70/100

Category Benchmarks

Compared to 505 stores in Print & Photo

Products721 / avg 1,195

40% below average

avg

Collections168 / avg 75

124% above average

avg

Pages13 / avg 19

32% below average

avg

Blog Posts51 / avg 23

122% above average

avg

Theme & Design

Theme Name

Bespoke

Type

Custom / Bespoke

Tech Stack

Platform

Shopify

Payment / Finance

PayPal

Business Profile

Store maturity and operational indicators

Growth Trajectory

Stable

Tracking History

Unknown

Market Position

Larger than 75% of category

Top 18% by catalog size

Content Investment

high

Strong content (51 blogs, 13 pages)

Tech Stack Maturity

Developing stack

No review platform (22% of category uses one)

Business Sophistication

Established

International

Store Timeline & History

Feb 2026

721 products168 collections13 pages51 blogs

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About Hardblack

Hardblack is a print & photo ecommerce store built on Shopify and operating in UA. The store currently offers 721 products organized across 168 collections, making it comparable in size for the print & photo category.

Theme and Design

Hardblack 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, Hardblack achieves a performance score of 70/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 68/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.

Tech Stack

Beyond the core Shopify platform, Hardblack has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.

Competitive Positioning

Within the Print & Photo category, Hardblack ranks #92 out of 505 stores we track. This places them in the top 18% of print & photo stores by product catalog size.

Last scanned

Feb 25, 2026

Hardblack | Print & Photo Store Analysis | CommerceRank