Mothers Day Spending Sets New Record

About this episode

The episode discusses record spending for Mother's Day, highlighting differences in spending habits between men and women.

Mother's Day shoppers spent an average of $284.25 per person for a total spend of around $38 billion. Who did all that spending? While both men and women spent more this year, it's men who continue to be most likely to splurge. This year, men budgeted an average of $346 per person, compared to women's $225 per person. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Simplecast

Topics covered

• Mother's Day spending
• consumer behavior
• gender spending differences
• retail trends
• holiday shopping

Keywords

• Mother's Day
• spending
• average spend
• men vs women
• retail
• consumer spending
• budgeting

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Places: Mother's Day

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