ONLY
Audit Overview
Your store's untapped revenue potential — and how to unlock it
Why We Created This Audit
We analyzed www.only.in the same way we've audited 350+ e-commerce stores — looking for the specific gaps between your current experience and what top-performing Fashion & Apparel stores deliver. Every finding in this report is a revenue opportunity backed by industry data and competitive benchmarks.
What We Analyzed
- UX & Conversion Design16 findings
- Performance & Speedvs 9 competitors
- Technology & App StackPlatform + 11 apps
- Industry BenchmarksFashion & Apparel
Pages Analyzed
- Homepage4 findings
- Collection Pages3 findings
- Product Pages (PDP)5 findings
- Cart & Checkout4 findings
This audit was prepared by Growisto — a CRO-led Website development team behind 167% conversion growth for Atomberg, 46% CR lift for TyresNmore, and 350+ e-commerce projects.
Performance & Technology
Speed benchmarks, Core Web Vitals, and technology assessment for ONLY
Mobile PageSpeed Score
A mobile lab score of 56, ahead of 7 of the 9 global and Indian fashion brands benchmarked, but the homepage is still heavy on a phone.
Competitive Comparison
Benchmarked against 9 leading Fashion & Apparel stores in your market
| Store | Mobile Score | Desktop Score | Mobile LCP | Mobile CLS | Mobile TBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONLY (Client) | 56 | 56 | 7.9s | 0.000 | 372ms |
| Forever New | 75 | 91 | 5.6s | 0.000 | 117ms |
| Levi's | 60 | 61 | 7.5s | 0.013 | 196ms |
| American Eagle | 37 | 61 | 10.1s | 0.069 | 1,166ms |
| Pantaloons | 36 | 34 | 12.5s | 0.004 | 2,568ms |
| Bershka | 31 | 64 | 6.1s | 0.203 | 1,767ms |
| Westside | 31 | 55 | 11.4s | 0.000 | 1,920ms |
| Uniqlo | 31 | 55 | 6.0s | 0.000 | 5,803ms |
| H&M | 30 | 26 | 12.3s | 1.510 | 299ms |
| Zara | 30 | 36 | 23.8s | 0.000 | 3,965ms |
⚠ Note: American Eagle, Pantaloons, Bershka, Westside, Uniqlo, H&M, Zara score lower than ONLY on mobile PageSpeed. This reflects the Fashion & Apparel category average — even established brands in this space struggle with mobile performance. The opportunity is to leapfrog the category, not just match it.
Core Web Vitals — Google's UX Quality Signals
Sites failing Core Web Vitals may rank lower in Google mobile search results
LCP How fast content appears
FCP First visual response
TBT Main thread blocking
CLS Visual stability
INP Tap/click responsiveness
What This Means for Revenue
ONLY scores 56 on mobile in Google's lab test, ahead of American Eagle, Pantaloons, Bershka, Westside, Uniqlo, H&M, Zara, and behind only Forever New and Levi's. Real shoppers fare better than the lab: Chrome field data from actual ONLY visitors puts the main image on screen in about 2.2s on mobile and the layout does not jump. The remaining gap is weight and responsiveness. The homepage hero video alone pulls roughly 9 MB on a phone out of a 13.3 MB page, and tracking and widget scripts keep the main thread busy (field INP 251ms). Serving a lighter mobile cut of the hero video and deferring non-essential scripts would move ONLY clear of Levi's and toward Forever New, the fastest store in this set.
Technology Stack
Platform
Shopify
Hosted Shopify store on the www.only.in domain with a Shopify-hosted checkout; scalable and PCI-compliant by default.
Theme
Prestige 10.6.0 (custom 'only-redesign-global')
- Type: Premium Shopify theme (Prestige), heavily customised
- Prestige 10.6.0 with a custom redesign layer, a mobile bottom navigation bar and an app-first header banner
- Custom quick-add size sheet on collection cards; no review or rating layer
Checkout & Payments
Shopify-hosted checkout behind a mandatory mobile-number login via Not verified (payment step not entered); checkout flags for Razorpay, GoKwik and Shopflo exist in the site SDK but were not seen live
- Guest checkout: Not available - the checkout redirects to a mobile-number login page first
- Express checkout: No Shop Pay, Google Pay or UPI express buttons on the product page or cart drawer
- Payment step not entered (no test purchase); product page says 'Easy checkout with multiple payment options' without showing icons
Technology Assessment
ONLY runs on Shopify with a customised Prestige 10.6.0 theme, a mobile bottom navigation and a heavy app-first push (app banner on every page, app-only feed, app-only coupon). The storefront has no reviews layer and the cart drawer lacks quantity controls, trust cues and a price summary. Checkout requires a mobile-number login, with no guest route or express payment.
UX & Conversion Findings
Page-by-page analysis with visual comparisons against top Fashion & Apparel stores
- Hero banners carry only text over the image ('Find your ONLY fit', 'Download the app'); there is no button to tap.
- The only button in the first view is 'Get the app', which pulls shoppers away from browsing the store.
- Add a 'Shop Denim' button on the fit banner that opens the matching collection.
- Make the whole banner tappable and add a visible button so the next step is obvious.
- Forever New puts two filled buttons, 'Explore the collection' and 'Join the celebrations', on its hero banner so shoppers can tap straight into products.
- From the hero to the footer, the homepage carries no reviews, testimonials, ratings or press mentions.
- A first-time visitor from an ad sees only brand imagery, with nothing from real shoppers to build trust.
- Add a testimonial carousel with shopper photos, a short quote and the product they bought.
- Place it mid-page, after the fit tiles, where shoppers decide whether to keep browsing.
- None of the brands benchmarked shows shopper testimonials on its homepage yet - a chance for ONLY to stand out.
- There is no bestseller or most-loved row anywhere on the homepage.
- The only product row ('Recommended for you') sits at the very bottom, just above the footer, so most visitors never reach it.
- Add a 'Bestsellers' product row right after the hero, with quick add on each tile.
- Feed it from real sales so the row stays fresh and proven.
- None of the brands benchmarked has a labelled bestseller row on its homepage yet - an easy way for ONLY to stand out.
- 'The ONLY Feed' block on the website only says the section is available on the app.
- Web shoppers get a dead end instead of styling ideas, and nothing links to the products worn.
- Bring the feed to the website as a swipeable strip of customer and creator looks.
- Tag each look with the products worn and a 'Shop' button.
- None of the brands benchmarked shows shoppable customer content yet - a chance for ONLY to stand out.
- Cards show only photo, name and price - sizes appear only after tapping a small bag icon.
- Nothing on the grid tells a shopper which pieces are still available in their size.
- Shoppers open product after product only to discover their size is gone, which drains intent on a long denim range.
- Show the in-stock sizes as small chips under the price on every card, with sold-out sizes struck through.
- Grey out sold-out sizes and add a 'few left' tag when stock in a size runs low.
- Uniqlo shows the available size range on every product card, so shoppers can tell at a glance whether their size is there.
- After filtering, the page shows only a count on the filter button, not which filters are on.
- To change or clear one filter, shoppers must reopen the whole filter drawer.
- Show each applied filter as a chip under the title, with a cross to remove it.
- Add a 'Clear all' link next to the chips.
- None of the brands benchmarked shows applied-filter chips at the top of the listing yet - an easy way for ONLY to stand out.
- Add to cart is a small black bag icon tucked into the corner of each photo.
- On dark denim and night shots the icon almost disappears, so most shoppers never notice it.
- Replace the icon with a clear light 'Add to bag' button under each card, or a larger white bag button with a shadow.
- Open a quick size picker from it so shoppers can add without leaving the listing.
- Bershka puts a bag button on every product card that opens the size picker, so shoppers can add to bag without opening the product page.
- No star rating or review count near the title or price.
- No review section anywhere on the page; it jumps from product details to 'You may also like'.
- On a denim-heavy range sold by fit, shoppers get no 'runs small / true to size' proof, which raises hesitation and size returns.
- Add a reviews app (Judge.me, Okendo or Yotpo) and show stars with review count under the product title.
- Add a reviews block with customer photos and a fit-feedback line (true to size, runs small).
- Uniqlo shows the star rating and review count right beside the price on the product page.
- After choosing a size, the only action is a single Add to Cart bar; there is no quantity control.
- Shoppers wanting two of the same basic must add twice or hunt for a control that the cart also lacks.
- Add a plus/minus quantity stepper beside the size selector.
- Keep it compact so Add to Cart stays in the first view on mobile.
- Uniqlo puts a plus-and-minus quantity stepper right next to the Add to Cart button.
- Only one Add to Cart button, even after a size is chosen.
- Every purchase has to go through the cart drawer first, an extra step for shoppers who have already decided.
- Add a secondary Buy Now button under Add to Cart that opens checkout directly.
- Keep Add to Cart for shoppers who are still building a bag.
- American Eagle puts a Buy Now button next to Add to Bag on the product page for shoppers who have already decided.
- The offers section opens with a black bar reading 'Login to see the offers on this product'.
- Only a generic app-install coupon is visible; the real coupon codes stay hidden until sign-in.
- The cart drawer already lists three coupon codes without login, so the product page withholds what the shopper can see one step later.
- List the available coupon codes on the product page with a copy button, no login needed.
- Keep login only for personalised or member-only offers.
- Levi's shows an offer code and a 'View All Coupons' link on the product page with no login needed.
- The product page opens with only a back arrow and the logo; there is no path back to the category.
- Shoppers arriving from ads or search have no context of which collection the piece belongs to.
- Add a one-line trail such as Home / Dresses / product name just under the header.
- Make the category step tappable so shoppers return to the full listing.
- American Eagle shows a full American Eagle / Women / Dresses / Mini Dresses trail at the top of its mobile product page.
- The checkout button sits alone: no payment icons, secure-checkout note or returns reminder.
- The 15-day return promise shown on the product page is not repeated here, where doubt peaks.
- Fashion carts carry high return anxiety, so silence at this step costs completed orders.
- Add a row of payment icons and a lock icon with 'Secure checkout' directly under the button.
- Repeat '15-day returns' and 'Free alterations at stores' as a short line above the button.
- H&M shows payment icons (Visa, Mastercard, Cash on Delivery, UPI) and a free-returns note directly under the checkout button in the cart.
- The only figure is a total inside the checkout button; no subtotal, shipping or discount lines.
- The coupon box and three offers sit above with no sign of what has been applied or saved.
- Add a summary block above the button: items total, shipping, coupon discount and payable amount.
- Show a 'You saved' line once a coupon is applied.
- H&M's cart lists order value, delivery fee and the total in a clear summary above the checkout button.
- Quantity shows as plain text and cannot be tapped.
- The only control is a bin icon, so changing quantity means deleting the item and starting again from the product page.
- Add a plus/minus stepper under each item in the cart drawer.
- Update the total instantly when the quantity changes.
- Forever New's cart has plus and minus quantity buttons and a remove icon on each item.
- Tapping checkout leads to a login page asking only for a mobile number; there is no guest or skip option.
- Shoppers who just want to pay are stopped before seeing address or payment, a known cause of cart drop-off.
- The login page pushes an app-only first-order offer instead of helping the shopper finish the order.
- Add 'Continue as guest' on the login page and ask for the mobile number only for delivery updates.
- Move account creation to after the order, on the confirmation page.
- Levi's lets shoppers go from the cart straight to email and address with no login wall, and 'Sign in' stays optional.
App Ecosystem
What's installed vs what's missing from best-in-class Fashion & Apparel stores
Detected
Missing
Present (11)
Missing (3)
App Stack Assessment
11 apps detected, 3 critical gaps identified
Confidential — Prepared for ONLY by Growisto | October 2026