Abstract: In a shelf support formed as a continuous section and capable of supporting a shelf as a cantilever by the cooperation of: a supporting member to lie below and in contact with said shelf, said supporting member being disposed upon a plate for fixing to a wall; and a retaining member to lie above and in contact with said shelf, said retaining member being disposed upon said plate; the improvement comprising, locating a region of said retaining member, spaced from said plate, closer to said supporting member than a region of said retaining member adjacent said plate and providing a ramp surface to urge the retaining member upwards, whereby the shelf is gripped between the supporting member and the retaining member and wherein the supporting member is in contact with the shelf at at least a first location and at least a second location, said second location being closer to said plate than said first location.