Hesperus
hesperus.press
Hesperus Press is a publisher and retailer of classic literature, offering handpicked quality books from the UK and around the world. The store provides physical books, eBooks available on Amazon Kindle and Kobo, and gift cards.
Products
175
Collections
13
Pages
39
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
62/100
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 • 22 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#653 / 16375
Faster than 96% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#17 / 273
Top 6% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
+22 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
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
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First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
3.7s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#172 in Books & Stationery
Above average (top 42%)
92% below average
175 products vs 2,250 avg
Faster than 94% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 82/100
No BNPL options
60% of Books & Stationery stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
92% below average
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86% below average
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95% above average
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92% below average
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Category Intelligence
How Hesperus compares to other books & stationery stores
10%
of Books & Stationery stores use this theme
Insights
- 60% of Books & Stationery 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
Above average catalog size
Top 42% by catalog size
medium
Above-average content investment
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Early stage
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Hesperus
Hesperus is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 175 products organized across 13 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Hesperus uses the Dawn theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 10% of books & stationery stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Hesperus achieves a performance score of 82/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 96/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Hesperus has not implemented a third-party review platform. Compared to other books & stationery stores, 60% of books & stationery stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Hesperus ranks #172 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 42% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 19, 2026
