diff --git a/backend/models/list.model.v2.js b/backend/models/list.model.v2.js
index 1b4173a..9809c82 100644
--- a/backend/models/list.model.v2.js
+++ b/backend/models/list.model.v2.js
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ exports.getHouseholdStoreList = async (householdId, storeId, includeHistory = tr
       hl.custom_image_mime_type as image_mime_type,
       ${includeHistory ? `
         (
-          SELECT ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT u.name)
+          SELECT ARRAY_AGG(added_by_labels.user_label ORDER BY added_by_labels.user_label)
           FROM (
-            SELECT DISTINCT hlh.added_by
+            SELECT DISTINCT
+              COALESCE(NULLIF(TRIM(u.display_name), ''), NULLIF(TRIM(u.name), ''), u.username) AS user_label
             FROM household_list_history hlh
+            JOIN users u ON hlh.added_by = u.id
             WHERE hlh.household_list_id = hl.id
-            ORDER BY hlh.added_by
-          ) hlh
-          JOIN users u ON hlh.added_by = u.id
+          ) added_by_labels
         ) as added_by_users,
       ` : 'NULL as added_by_users,'}
       hl.modified_on as last_added_on,
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ exports.getItemByName = async (householdId, storeId, itemName) => {
       ENCODE(hl.custom_image, 'base64') as item_image,
       hl.custom_image_mime_type as image_mime_type,
       (
-        SELECT ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT u.name)
+        SELECT ARRAY_AGG(added_by_labels.user_label ORDER BY added_by_labels.user_label)
         FROM (
-          SELECT DISTINCT hlh.added_by
+          SELECT DISTINCT
+            COALESCE(NULLIF(TRIM(u.display_name), ''), NULLIF(TRIM(u.name), ''), u.username) AS user_label
           FROM household_list_history hlh
+          JOIN users u ON hlh.added_by = u.id
           WHERE hlh.household_list_id = hl.id
-          ORDER BY hlh.added_by
-        ) hlh
-        JOIN users u ON hlh.added_by = u.id
+        ) added_by_labels
       ) as added_by_users,
       hl.modified_on as last_added_on,
       hic.item_type,
@@ -289,14 +289,14 @@ exports.getRecentlyBoughtItems = async (householdId, storeId) => {
       ENCODE(hl.custom_image, 'base64') as item_image,
       hl.custom_image_mime_type as image_mime_type,
       (
-        SELECT ARRAY_AGG(DISTINCT u.name)
+        SELECT ARRAY_AGG(added_by_labels.user_label ORDER BY added_by_labels.user_label)
         FROM (
-          SELECT DISTINCT hlh.added_by
+          SELECT DISTINCT
+            COALESCE(NULLIF(TRIM(u.display_name), ''), NULLIF(TRIM(u.name), ''), u.username) AS user_label
           FROM household_list_history hlh
+          JOIN users u ON hlh.added_by = u.id
           WHERE hlh.household_list_id = hl.id
-          ORDER BY hlh.added_by
-        ) hlh
-        JOIN users u ON hlh.added_by = u.id
+        ) added_by_labels
       ) as added_by_users,
       hl.modified_on as last_added_on
     FROM household_lists hl
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/items/GroceryListItem.jsx b/frontend/src/components/items/GroceryListItem.jsx
index 0d86042..1d85504 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/items/GroceryListItem.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/items/GroceryListItem.jsx
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ function GroceryListItem({ item, onClick, onImageAdded, onLongPress, allItems =
   const imageUrl = item.item_image && item.image_mime_type
     ? `data:${item.image_mime_type};base64,${item.item_image}`
     : null;
+  const addedByUsers = Array.isArray(item.added_by_users)
+    ? item.added_by_users.filter(
+      (name) => typeof name === "string" && name.trim().length > 0
+    )
+    : [];
 
   const getTimeAgo = (dateString) => {
     if (!dateString) return null;
@@ -146,10 +151,10 @@ function GroceryListItem({ item, onClick, onImageAdded, onLongPress, allItems =
             <div className="glist-item-header">
               <span className="glist-item-name">{item.item_name}</span>
             </div>
-            {item.added_by_users && item.added_by_users.length > 0 && (
+            {addedByUsers.length > 0 && (
               <div className="glist-item-users">
                 {item.last_added_on && `${getTimeAgo(item.last_added_on)} -- `}
-                {item.added_by_users.join(" • ")}
+                {addedByUsers.join(" | ")}
               </div>
             )}
           </div>