diff --git a/viz/app/search_page.js b/viz/app/search_page.js
index 562bec4..6a31af4 100644
--- a/viz/app/search_page.js
+++ b/viz/app/search_page.js
@@ -97,9 +97,17 @@ export function renderSearch($app) {
       return;
     }
 
+    const half = Math.ceil(stores.length / 2);
+
     $stores.innerHTML = stores
-      .map((s) => `<a class="storeBtn" href="#/store/${encodeURIComponent(s)}">${esc(s)}</a>`)
+      .map((s, i) => {
+        const btn = `<a class="storeBtn" href="#/store/${encodeURIComponent(s)}">${esc(s)}</a>`;
+        const brk = i === half - 1 && stores.length > 1 ? `<span class="storeBreak" aria-hidden="true"></span>` : "";
+        return btn + brk;
+      })
       .join("");
+
+
   }
 
   function renderAggregates(items) {
diff --git a/viz/style.css b/viz/style.css
index facd2f3..188d026 100644
--- a/viz/style.css
+++ b/viz/style.css
@@ -310,10 +310,9 @@ a.skuLink:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
   gap:8px;
   flex-wrap:wrap;
   width:100%;
-  justify-content:space-evenly;
+  justify-content: space-between; /* spread each row to fill */
 }
 
-
 .storeBtn {
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
   background: #0f1318;
@@ -325,6 +324,16 @@ a.skuLink:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
 }
+.storeBreak {
+  flex-basis: 100%;
+  width: 0;
+  height: 0;
+}
+
+/* let mobile wrap naturally */
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .storeBreak { display: none; }
+}
 
 .storeBtn:hover {
   border-color: #2f3a46;