Villagebooks
villagebooks.co
Village is an independent bookshop and gallery based in Leeds, UK that curates selected contemporary art, design, fashion, and photography books, magazines, zines, and photobooks from established publishers and small press creators. The store specializes in high-quality publications including art journals, fashion magazines, rare collectible editions, and self-published works for creative and counterculture audiences.
Products
2,341
Collections
316
Pages
18
Blog Posts
90
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
72/100
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 • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#9132 / 16375
Faster than 44% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#184 / 273
Top 67% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
-4 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.5s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
97ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
1.0s
First Contentful Paint
324ms
Time to First Byte
12.5s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#48 in Books & Stationery
Top 12% of stores
4% above average
2,341 products vs 2,250 avg
Slower than 67% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 56/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
4% above average
avg
240% above average
avg
10% below average
avg
131% above average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
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 12% by catalog size
high
Strong content (90 blogs, 18 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Established
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Villagebooks
Villagebooks is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 2,341 products organized across 316 collections, making it larger than average for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Villagebooks uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Villagebooks achieves a performance score of 56/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 80/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Villagebooks has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Villagebooks ranks #48 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 12% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 19, 2026
