Pigeonbooks
pigeonbooks.co.uk
Pigeon Books is Southsea's independent new bookshop offering a curated selection of fiction, queer literature, diverse children's books, graphic novels, poetry, and non-fiction across categories including sci-fi, fantasy, biography, and more. The store also stocks vouchers, merchandise, and gifts alongside its primary book inventory.
Products
611
Collections
32
Pages
6
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
71/100
Top Recommendations
- Accessibility score is 68/100 - improve for better UX and legal compliance
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#4 / 273
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
+28 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
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Time to First Byte
2.8s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#7 in Books & Stationery
Top 2% of stores
73% below average
611 products vs 2,250 avg
Faster than 99% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 88/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
73% below average
avg
66% below average
avg
70% below average
avg
92% 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 2% by catalog size
low
Basic content (6 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Pigeonbooks
Pigeonbooks is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in US. The store currently offers 611 products organized across 32 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Pigeonbooks uses the Pipeline theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Pigeonbooks achieves a performance score of 88/100 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 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Pigeonbooks has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Pigeonbooks ranks #7 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 2% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
