Hotcakes
hotcakes.rocks
HOTCAKES is a curated gift and lifestyle retailer based in Hebden Bridge that specializes in vintage clothing, standout gifts, homeware items, stationery, and lifestyle products. The store features carefully curated collections organized by gift recipient and theme, including categories for science enthusiasts, music fans, pet lovers, and bookworms, alongside popular brands like Blue Q, Clarice, and Modern Toss.
Products
1,131
Collections
133
Pages
12
Blog Posts
6
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
83/100
Top Recommendations
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 22 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2837 / 16375
Faster than 83% of stores
Gifts & Hampers Ranking
#166 / 868
Top 19% in category
Category Avg Performance
59
+11 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.7s
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
5.5s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1277 Gifts & Hampers stores
#181 in Gifts & Hampers
Top 14% of stores
9% above average
1,131 products vs 1,035 avg
Faster than 81% of Gifts & Hampers stores
PageSpeed score: 70/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1277 stores in Gifts & Hampers
9% above average
avg
68% above average
avg
69% below average
avg
89% below average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Hotcakes compares to other gifts & hampers stores
12%
of Gifts & Hampers stores use this theme
14%
of Gifts & Hampers stores use Zip (Quadpay)
Insights
- 64% of Gifts & Hampers stores offer PayPal
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Larger than 75% of category
Top 14% by catalog size
low
Basic content (12 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Hotcakes
Hotcakes is a gifts & hampers ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in US. The store currently offers 1,131 products organized across 133 collections, making it larger than average for the gifts & hampers category.
Theme and Design
Hotcakes uses the Dawn theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 12% of gifts & hampers stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Hotcakes 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 97/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Hotcakes has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers Pipe, Zip (Quadpay) for payment flexibility. Compared to other gifts & hampers stores, 64% of gifts & hampers stores offer paypal
Competitive Positioning
Within the Gifts & Hampers category, Hotcakes ranks #181 out of 1277 stores we track. This places them in the top 14% of gifts & hampers stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 19, 2026
