Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day is the 3rd largest retail holiday of the year with over $22.3 billion spent in just the United States. 35.5 % of Americans buy jewelry for Mother’s Day, a 6.8% annual increase year over year. In fact, overall Mother’s Day gift spending is expected to increase 10.5% year over year.
Ever wonder why Mother’s Day is more prominent than Father’s Day? Did you know that Mother’s Day has been a national holiday more than half a century longer? Would you believe it if we told you that there always have been more mothers than fathers? Well, the evidence is literally written into our DNA. RewardExpert
Here’s an incredible infographic that points to some of the history of Mother’s Day and the changes in consumer spending over this important holiday. After all, none of us would be here if there weren’t such a thing as a mother! Happy Mother’s Day!