Mother’s Day vs. Father’s Day

MOTHER'S DAY VS FATHER'S DAY Where It All Bega. Father's Day is currently celebrated in the United States annually on the third Sunday in June. It was founded in Spokane, First celebrated in 1908, Mother's Day in the United States is now an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Carnations have been a popular flower for Washington in 1910 and was signed into law in 1972 by President Richard Nixon. Rose is the official flower of Father's Day. Mother's Day since Anna Jarvis delivered 500 of them at the first celebration in 1908. How Many People Celebrate Mother 's & Father's Day 84.5% 76.1% The amount of people celebrating Mother's Day is more than Father's Day as 84.5% plan to treat their mom as compared to 76.1% who honored their dads on the holiday. How Much Are We Spending $19.9 $12.5 BILLION BILLION ($2.1 billion on gift cards ) Mother's Day vs Father's Day Combined Total Spending (Billion) 25 20 15 10 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Mother's day Father's Day Source: National Retail Federation Average Spending Per Person $162.94 $113.80 What People Plan to Get Mom & Dad 64.1% 41.6% 81.3% Greeting Cards 66.6% Apparel and Accessory Items Greeting Cards Flowers 42.6% 43.3% Special Outings such as Dinner or Sporting Event Gift Cards 33.5% 13.1% 38.0% Apparel and Accessory Items 22.4% Consumer Gift Cards Electronic Items Books or CDs Who Get Gifts for Mother's & Father's Day 63.9% 52.3% of people shop for their mother or stepmother, of people shop for their father or stepfather, while and 27.6% 22.5% will look for ways to will shop for their show their wife. appreciation for their husband. And the winners goes to. Mom! (Clear winner, unlike the Pacquiao / Mayweather fight) Sources: https://nrf.com/media/press-releases/famillies-look-shower-mom-gift-cards-brunch-apparel-items-this-mothers-day https://nrf.com/media/press-releases/spending-fathers-day-top-125-billion-according-nrf-survey http://www.experian.com/blogs/marketing-forward/2015/03/20/mothers-day-insights-to-show-mom-some-love/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/prospernow/2013/06/10/the-fathers-day-spending-gap-why-does-mom-always-win/2/ http://pressroom.pricegrabber.com/blog/infographic-mothers-day-2014/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's Day http://www.education.com/magazine/article/history-father-day/ http://www.retailmenot.com/blog/shopstat-fathers-day.html MAGAZINE DISCOUNTCENTER.COM