Mothers Day Statistics
May 7, 2010
So 2 things. We recently sent our a press release titled: Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts for Soon-to-Be Moms. It went out over PRNewswire and was distributed by all the major outlets. A good release that helps get the word out! Take a look at it by clicking the above link.
But way more interesting than that, look at these numbers – cited from
More being spent on mothers this year
BY THE NUMBERS
$126.90
Average amount consumers nationwide will spend this year on Mother’s Day. That’s up 2 percent from last year’s $123.89.
$2.5 billion
The amount Mother’s Day shoppers nationwide will spend this year on jewelry, compared to $2.3 billion last year.
30.6 percent
The percentage of people who will shop at a department store. That’s up from 27.2 percent last year. Discount stores will get 30.4 percent of shoppers, about the same as last year. And specialty stores, such as florists and jewelers, will see 33.6 percent, slightly more than last year.
