diff --git a/viz/app/search_page.js b/viz/app/search_page.js
index ffd3c17..d535b9d 100644
--- a/viz/app/search_page.js
+++ b/viz/app/search_page.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* viz/app/search_page.js */
 import { esc, renderThumbHtml, prettyTs } from "./dom.js";
 import { tokenizeQuery, matchesAllTokens, displaySku, keySkuForRow } from "./sku.js";
 import { loadIndex, loadRecent, loadSavedQuery, saveQuery } from "./state.js";
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ export function renderSearch($app) {
   let allAgg = [];
   let indexReady = false;
 
-  // sku(canonical) -> storeLabel -> url
+  // canonicalSku -> storeLabel -> url
   let URL_BY_SKU_STORE = new Map();
 
   function buildUrlMap(listings, canonicalSkuFn) {
@@ -60,11 +59,7 @@ export function renderSearch($app) {
   function urlForAgg(it, storeLabel) {
     const sku = String(it?.sku || "");
     const s = String(storeLabel || "");
-    return (
-      URL_BY_SKU_STORE.get(sku)?.get(s) ||
-      String(it?.sampleUrl || "").trim() ||
-      ""
-    );
+    return URL_BY_SKU_STORE.get(sku)?.get(s) || "";
   }
 
   function renderAggregates(items) {
@@ -81,8 +76,8 @@ export function renderSearch($app) {
         const price = it.cheapestPriceStr ? it.cheapestPriceStr : "(no price)";
         const store = it.cheapestStoreLabel || ([...it.stores][0] || "Store");
 
-        // link must match displayed store label
-        const href = urlForAgg(it, store);
+        // link must match the displayed store label
+        const href = urlForAgg(it, store) || String(it.sampleUrl || "").trim();
         const storeBadge = href
           ? `<a class="badge" href="${esc(
               href
@@ -94,18 +89,18 @@ export function renderSearch($app) {
         return `
           <div class="item" data-sku="${esc(it.sku)}">
             <div class="itemRow">
-              <div class="thumbBox">${renderThumbHtml(it.img)}</div>
-
+              <div class="thumbBox">
+                ${renderThumbHtml(it.img)}
+              </div>
               <div class="itemBody">
-                <div class="itemMain">
+                <div class="itemTop">
                   <div class="itemName">${esc(it.name || "(no name)")}</div>
-                </div>
-
-                <div class="itemFacts">
-                  <div class="mono priceBig">${esc(price)}</div>
-                  ${storeBadge}
                   <span class="badge mono">${esc(displaySku(it.sku))}</span>
                 </div>
+                <div class="metaRow">
+                  <span class="mono price">${esc(price)}</span>
+                  ${storeBadge}
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -160,10 +155,8 @@ export function renderSearch($app) {
               : `${esc(r.oldPrice || "")} → ${esc(r.newPrice || "")}`;
 
           const when = r.ts ? prettyTs(r.ts) : r.date || "";
-
           const rawSku = String(r.sku || "");
           const sku = canon(rawSku);
-
           const img = aggBySku.get(sku)?.img || "";
 
           const href = String(r.url || "").trim();
@@ -175,25 +168,26 @@ export function renderSearch($app) {
               )}</a>`
             : `<span class="badge">${esc(r.storeLabel || "")}</span>`;
 
+          // date as a badge so it sits nicely in the single meta row
+          const dateBadge = when ? `<span class="badge mono">${esc(when)}</span>` : "";
+
           return `
             <div class="item" data-sku="${esc(sku)}">
               <div class="itemRow">
-                <div class="thumbBox">${renderThumbHtml(img)}</div>
-
+                <div class="thumbBox">
+                  ${renderThumbHtml(img)}
+                </div>
                 <div class="itemBody">
-                  <div class="itemMain">
+                  <div class="itemTop">
                     <div class="itemName">${esc(r.name || "(no name)")}</div>
-                    <div class="meta">
-                      <span class="badge">${esc(kind)}</span>
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
-
-                  <div class="itemFacts">
-                    <div class="mono priceBig">${esc(priceLine)}</div>
-                    ${storeBadge}
-                    <div class="small mono">${esc(when)}</div>
                     <span class="badge mono">${esc(displaySku(sku))}</span>
                   </div>
+                  <div class="metaRow">
+                    <span class="badge">${esc(kind)}</span>
+                    <span class="mono price">${esc(priceLine)}</span>
+                    ${storeBadge}
+                    ${dateBadge}
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/viz/style.css b/viz/style.css
index 7d34706..00d76e5 100644
--- a/viz/style.css
+++ b/viz/style.css
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* viz/style.css */
 :root {
   --bg: #0b0d10;
   --panel: #12161b;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ body {
 a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
 
-/* badge links should look like badges, but clearly clickable */
+/* badge links: keep badge look, but clearly clickable */
 a.badge { color: var(--muted); }
 a.badge:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ a.badge:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
 .itemRow {
   display: flex;
   gap: 12px;
-  align-items: stretch; /* key: let thumb fill height */
+  align-items: stretch; /* let thumb fill card height */
 }
 
 .thumbBox {
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ a.badge:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
   display: flex;
   align-items: stretch;
   justify-content: center;
-  height: auto;
   min-height: 64px;
 }
 
@@ -115,26 +113,6 @@ a.badge:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
 .itemBody {
   flex: 1;
   min-width: 0;
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 14px;
-  align-items: stretch;
-}
-
-.itemMain {
-  flex: 1;
-  min-width: 0;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  justify-content: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-}
-
-.itemFacts {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  justify-content: center;
-  gap: 8px;
 }
 
 .itemTop {
@@ -147,6 +125,7 @@ a.badge:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
 .itemName {
   font-weight: 700;
   font-size: 14px;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .badge {
@@ -161,22 +140,23 @@ a.badge:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
   gap: 6px;
 }
 
-.meta {
+.metaRow {
+  margin-top: 8px;
   display: flex;
   gap: 10px;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
   color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: 12px;
+  font-size: 13px;
 }
 
-.mono { font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace; }
-
-.priceBig {
-  font-size: 14px;
+.price {
   font-weight: 700;
   color: var(--text);
 }
 
+.mono { font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace; }
+
 .topbar {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -261,16 +241,6 @@ a.badge:hover { text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }
   .thumbBox { width: 56px; flex: 0 0 56px; min-height: 56px; }
   .detailThumbBox { width: 84px; height: 84px; flex: 0 0 84px; }
 
-  /* on mobile, keep the "facts" inline so cards don't get super tall */
-  .itemBody { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
-  .itemFacts {
-    flex-direction: row;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    justify-content: flex-start;
-    align-items: center;
-    gap: 10px;
-  }
-
   .chartBox {
     height: 58vh;
     min-height: 260px;