Rydonpublishing
rydonpublishing.co.uk
Rydon Publishing is an independent publisher specializing in adult non-fiction books focused on gardening, lifestyle, and nostalgia. The store features their signature 'Amazing & Extraordinary Facts' series along with works by established authors including Ruth Binney, Stephen Halliday, and Spencer Matthews.
Products
102
Collections
29
Pages
5
Blog Posts
3
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
53/100
Top Recommendations
- Migrate from legacy OS 1.0 theme to OS 2.0 for better performance and features
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
- Consider BNPL options to increase average order value
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
+8 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
—
Cumulative Layout Shift
—
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
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First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
4.5s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#7 in Books & Stationery
Top 2% of stores
95% below average
102 products vs 2,250 avg
Faster than 99% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 68/100
No BNPL options
60% of Books & Stationery stores offer PayPal
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
95% below average
avg
69% below average
avg
75% below average
avg
92% below average
avg
Category Intelligence
How Rydonpublishing compares to other books & stationery stores
12%
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
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 2% by catalog size
low
Basic content (5 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Basic stack
Business Sophistication
Early stage
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Rydonpublishing
Rydonpublishing is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in ES. The store currently offers 102 products organized across 29 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Rydonpublishing uses the Debut theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 12% of books & stationery stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Rydonpublishing achieves a performance score of 68/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 84/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Rydonpublishing 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, Rydonpublishing 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
