COLUMBUS, GA · The Best of The Best
DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
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Furniture Store

Kirkland's Home

"Retail chain with a wide assortment of home-decor items & gifts, including pillows, art & bedding."

7.9/10 overall scoreGood
4.4
$$$
closed permanently

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

7.9/10

Category Rank

of 544 in Home & Garden · Top 50%

#155

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 50%

#907

Subcategory Rank

of 6 in Furniture Store · Top 50%

#3

Online Presence

Fair

6.3/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
35/100
Desktop Score
54/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

no HTTPS; poor mobile score 35; poor desktop score 54; very slow LCP 19617ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #3 to #1 in Furniture Store.

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Rank in Furniture Store

#3of 6Top 50%
1
8.2
Farmers Home Furniture
2
8.0
Havertys Furniture
3
7.9
Kirkland's Home
4
7.3
Plazza Furniture
5
6.3
Valley by Albright Interiors
6
5.5
Stefanie's Furniture and Decor Shoppe
Category average: 7.2/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (19.6s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

↑ rank

Switch to HTTPS

Google deprioritizes HTTP sites in search rankings, and modern browsers flag them "Not Secure" — visitors leave on sight. Google Webmaster

+65

Lift mobile performance (35/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. Think with Google

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • Not using HTTPS — Google penalizes this
  • Mobile performance is poor (35/100)
  • Desktop speed needs improvement (54/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds
  • Google shows this business as: closed permanently

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