Malabardirect
malabardirect.com
Malabar Direct is an online grocer offering fresh Indian and Sri Lankan vegetables, fruits, spices, and daily essentials, alongside cooking equipment. Based in Slough and operated by Malabar Foods Ltd, the store serves customers seeking authentic South Asian and Afro-exotic produce and pantry staples.
Products
339
Collections
17
Pages
10
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
58/100
Top Recommendations
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 24 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Food & Drink Ranking
#8 / 1334
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
56
-6 below 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
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1794 Food & Drink stores
#4 in Food & Drink
Top 0% of stores
44% above average
339 products vs 235 avg
Faster than 99% of Food & Drink stores
PageSpeed score: 50/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1794 stores in Food & Drink
44% above average
avg
50% below average
avg
44% below average
avg
93% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 0% by catalog size
low
Basic content (10 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Emerging
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Malabardirect
Malabardirect is a food & drink ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 339 products organized across 17 collections, making it larger than average for the food & drink category.
Theme and Design
Malabardirect uses the Providence theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Malabardirect achieves a performance score of 50/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 73/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Malabardirect has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers Settle, Pipe, PayPal, Zip (Quadpay) for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Food & Drink category, Malabardirect 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 23, 2026
