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Gelson’s: 153K visits a month, 10 active Meta ads.
Gelson’s — Gelson's Markets is a premium grocery chain operating 27 food markets in Southern California, offering gourmet food, deli items, fresh produce, meat, seafood, prepared foods, bakery, and floral departments with local, specialty, and organic products. In September 2026 gelsons.com drew an estimated 153K visits, down 36% on the month before. It ranks #143 of 20,419 Food Items brands.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 19 Oct 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026
About the store
Gelson's Markets is a premium grocery chain operating 27 food markets in Southern California, offering gourmet food, deli items, fresh produce, meat, seafood, prepared foods, bakery, and floral departments with local, specialty, and organic products.
01 · Traffic
How much traffic Gelson’s gets.
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Gelson’s drew an estimated 153K visits in September 2026, down 36% on the month before and up 17% over three months.
- Worldwide#65,462of 4.5M sites · Top 5%
- In United States#21,557of 1.2M sites · Top 5%
- Food Items, worldwide#1,618of 260,714 brands · Top 1%
- Food Items, United States#143of 20,419 brands · Top 1%
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estimated visits in September
1 mo ▼ −35.9%4 mo ▲ +17.0%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
What customers say about Gelson’s.
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Gelson’s holds 3.1 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 7 reviews, 3 of them in the last twelve months: 43% of customers give five stars and 43% one star.
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
What Gelson’s sells, ranked by sales.
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
Gravity by Benchr has not read Gelson’s's catalogue yet.
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04 · Ads
What Gelson’s is advertising right now.
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Gelson’s runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Audience Network, Threads, and has advertised on Google since October 2025 (image).
Discover The Best at Gelson's West LA!Gelson's Markets22 Sept 2026video
We’ve got your spread for a Hollywood Bowl! For a limited time, shop items featuring the in-store signs in Snacks, Wine & Kitchen aisles anGelson's Markets22 Jul 2026video
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05 · Influencers
Who talks about Gelson’s.
The creators who tag @gelsonsmarkets on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Creators tag @gelsonsmarkets on Instagram, led by @foodiesb (10.4K followers, 1.3% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
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| ffoodiesb@foodiesb · 🇺🇸 US | Food cooking nutrition Creator | 10.4K | 1.3% | 9 | Tagged @gelsonsmarkets |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Who Gelson’s competes with, by the numbers.
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Gelson’s among Food Items brands. The closest is ElSuper, then Vons, raleys.com, Randalls, Lunds & Byerlys, Superior Grocers.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
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| ElSuperelsupermarkets.com | |||||||
| Vonsvons.com | |||||||
| raleys.comraleys.com | |||||||
| Randallsrandalls.com | |||||||
| Lunds & Byerlyslundsandbyerlys.com | |||||||
| Superior Grocerssuperiorgrocers.com |
07 · Company
The company behind Gelson’s.
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Gelson’s is an e-commerce brand, founded in 1951 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in September 1999. It employs about 648 people.
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- 1951, per LinkedIn
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- 2 Sept 1999
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08 · What people ask about Gelson’s
What people ask Google about Gelson’s.
7 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Gelson’s legit or a scam?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Gelson’s is a brand: its website has existed since September 1999, it employs 648 people on LinkedIn, it has 41,843 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, September 2026.
What is Gelson’s known for?
Gelson's Markets is a premium grocery chain operating 27 food markets in Southern California, offering gourmet food, deli items, fresh produce, meat, seafood, prepared foods, bakery, and floral departments with local, specialty, and organic products. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Food Items. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification.
Does Gelson’s have a discount code?
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Gelson’s advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check gelsons.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Who is behind Gelson’s?
Gravity by Benchr records a company, founded in 1951 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 1999, with 648 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records.
Is Gelson’s growing?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 153,400 visits to gelsons.com in September 2026, down 36% in a month and up 17% over three months. Gelson’s ranks #143 of 20,419 Food Items brands in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
What is Gelson’s' ad budget?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Gelson’s on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Audience Network, Threads. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Food Items brands?
Among Food Items brands in the Gravity by Benchr index, Gelson’s ranks #143 of 20,419 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are ElSuper, Vons, raleys.com, Randalls, Lunds & Byerlys. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size.
Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Gelson’s.