Publications

Original Shopify Research

Data-backed benchmark studies, site latency correlations, and Shopify SEO performance reports.

Coming Q3 2026
PerformanceCore Web Vitals

Shopify Speed Benchmark Report 2026

An audit of Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and visual loads across 5,000 top-grossing Shopify storefronts. Establishes baseline correlations between speed metrics and bounce rates.

Coming Q4 2026
CROUser Experience

Shopify CRO Benchmark Study

Isolating checkout abandonment vectors. An in-depth analysis of cart slider designs, checkout login requirements, and mobile filter layouts on Conversion Rate (CR).

Coming Q1 2027
AI SEOGEO

AI Ecommerce Optimization Report

A study tracking search queries shifting to conversational models (like ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Geminis). Evaluates structured data indexing readiness in online retail.

Coming Q2 2027
Theme ArchitectureWeb Vitals

Shopify Theme Performance Report

Comparing speed performance indexes and bundle weights of custom Headless setups vs. default Shopify Online Store 2.0 liquid themes (Dawn, Prestige, and custom configurations).

AI TL;DR & Executive Summary

Our upcoming benchmark studies cataloging performance indices across thousands of high-traffic Shopify domains. Designed to map correlations between page speeds, semantic schema indexing, and checkout CRs.

  • 2026 Shopify Speed Audit — maps mobile vitals directly to customer bounce rates.
  • CRO Layout study — analyses transaction friction across varying checkout flows.
  • AI Readiness Index — monitors structured data crawler discoverability rates.
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