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northmall.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202647 issues · 85 checks
This review found 47 issues worth fixing on northmall.com, 22 of them high impact, across 85 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
67D- #88,119 of 97,925 reviewed websitesbeats 8%
- #50,470 of 53,390 online storesbeats 4%
- #46,239 of 48,418 Shopify storesbeats 4%
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.8 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 161 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 153 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 150 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 152 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 157 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 158 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 159 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 161 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 161 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 166 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 173 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 169 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 172 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 172 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 166 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 159 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 157 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 156 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 150 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
1.2 s
2.5 s
3.7 s
5.0 s
6.2 s
7.5 s
8.7 s
10.0 s
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
3.8 s · 1.1 MBAbout 1.1 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.8 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.1 s · 1.4 MB43 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.4 MB).
Reduce unused CSS
1.2 s · 333 KiBAbout 333 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.2 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.5 s10 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.5 s.
Main-thread work: 10.8 s
A phone's processor spends 10.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 5.7 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 38
38/100Your mobile performance score is 38. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
7,270 HTML elements
The page has 7,270 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Improve image delivery
2.4 MB33 images could be 2.4 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Shopify, shgcdn2.com and buyee.jp and others), adding 3.6 MB and 2.0 s of main-thread time.
Shopify adds 584 ms
584 msShopify costs a phone 584 ms of main-thread work and 2.0 MB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 562 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
shgcdn2.com adds 479 ms
479 msshgcdn2.com costs a phone 479 ms of main-thread work and 261 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
buyee.jp adds 331 ms
331 msbuyee.jp costs a phone 331 ms of main-thread work and 581 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
myeeglobal.com adds 312 ms
312 msmyeeglobal.com costs a phone 312 ms of main-thread work and 488 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Legacy JavaScript
250 ms · 59 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 59 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 250 ms faster on a phone.
Minify CSS
150 ms · 22 KiB22 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify JavaScript
4 KiB4 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 34 ms
34 msYour server sent the HTML in 34 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Largest Contentful Paint: 22.5 s
22.5 sYour largest element takes 22.5 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “SPECCHIO 2026 AUTUMN”.
Speed Index: 17.5 s
17.5 sVisually, the page fills in at 17.5 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Time to Interactive: 34.4 s
34.4 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 34.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 901 ms
901 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 901 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 3.3 s
3.3 sThe first text or image appears after 3.3 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user LCP: 3.6 s
3.6 sReal visitors wait 3.6 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
5 images without width and height
5 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
-4%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 161 ms to 150 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
6 checks passed
Real-user INP: 177 ms
177 msReal visitors wait 177 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.6 s
1.6 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.6 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 407 ms
407 msReal visitors wait 407 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 19% faster for real visitors
-19%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.5 s to 2.8 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.012
0.012The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.012, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 9.1 MB in 436 requests
9.1 MBYour homepage downloads 9.1 MB in 436 requests on a phone: images 4.4 MB (94), scripts 2.5 MB (68) and other files 1.6 MB (241). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
13 images far larger than shown
1.0 MB13 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example casual-collection_2610_SP.png at 1,800 px wide, shown at 390 px. Resized copies would save about 1.0 MB.
11 images below the first screen load straight away
11 images further down the page (699 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
4 images in older formats
4 images (286 KiB) are JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
About 2.6 g of CO₂ per visit
2.58 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 2.58 g of CO₂e: 309.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
8 tap targets too small
8 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
99 images without alt text
99 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)
Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
23 links without text
23 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
1 checks passed
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 57 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 passed and 5 failed. 1 more need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
Title is short (25 characters)
Your title is only 25 characters: “ノースモール — Northmall(旧Otto)”. Between 30 and 65 characters leaves room to say what you do and for whom.
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
Meta description is long (161 characters)
Your meta description is 161 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
338 internal links, 7 external
The homepage links to 338 pages on northmall.com and 7 external pages.
4 checks passed
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.northmall.com/.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.northmall.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
2 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://www.northmall.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 linked page is broken
Your homepage links to https://www.northmall.com/apps/advanced-wishlist, which answers with an error. Visitors hit a dead end and search engines drop it.
5 pages without a meta description
https://www.northmall.com/collections/op-onepiece, https://www.northmall.com/collections/op-setup, https://www.northmall.com/collections/tops-knit, https://www.northmall.com/collections/tops-cardigan and https://www.northmall.com/collections/tops-shirts have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
6 pages with very little text
https://www.northmall.com/pages/ladies-fashion-main, https://www.northmall.com/collections/op-onepiece, https://www.northmall.com/collections/op-setup, https://www.northmall.com/collections/tops-knit, https://www.northmall.com/collections/tops-cardigan and https://www.northmall.com/collections/tops-shirts have under 150 words in the HTML. Thin pages rarely rank; if the text loads with JavaScript, crawlers that don't run it see even less.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 154 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
5 checks passed
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 6 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
10 broken images
10 images failed to load on a phone, for example https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=226925&photo_id=cPiXO2BSGZE.
16 small tap targets
16 of 49 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
4 JavaScript errors while loading
4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “slideLength is not defined”.
2 distorted images
2 images are displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so they look stretched or squashed.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
No calls to action
We found no call-to-action buttons or links (such as “Book a demo” or “Get a quote”) anywhere on the homepage.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 40 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
Only about 148 words
The homepage has only about 148 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
2 checks passed
41 short forms
41 short forms (5 fields at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Clarity (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
23 cookies set on arrival
23Opening the homepage sets 23 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
37 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 37 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at northmall.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 5 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Helium Customer Fields · S Contact Form Builder · amp-cdn.tokyo · cloudfront.net · printful.com
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Framework
- jQuery
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager | Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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