Claim Your Share

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner – it’s your opportunity to boost sales!

Did You Know …

• The average amount of money spent last Valentine’s Day per person was $142.31
• 54.9% of U.S. Adults celebrated Valentine’s Day in 2015
• $18,900,000,000 (that’s right – 18.9 BILLION) was spent during Valentine’s Day 2015
• Over 141,000,000 Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged worldwide and over 52% of people will buy cards for the holiday
• Men spend double the amount of money that women spend for the holiday (about $160 vs. $80)
• Over 2 billion dollars were spent on flowers last Valentine’s Day
• Just under that, at 1.7 billion dollars, came candies

Make sure you are thinking about adding last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts to your market within the next couple of weeks. Bring in products like themed candies, cards, stuffed animals or fresh flowers for your customers who might not have thought ahead for the big night! Claim your share of that $18.9 billion!

See more statistics on Statistic Brain and Fundivo.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner …

Did you know that the average U.S. consumer is expected to spend $116.21 on Valentine’s Day gifts, meals and entertainment?

141,000,000 Valentine’s day cards are exchanged worldwide, and 52.1% will buy cards for Valentine’s day.

Men spend double what women spend on Valentine’s day $158.71 vs. $75.79.

In total, $1.7 Billion will be spend on flowers this Valentine’s day.

Chocolate and candy sales reach profits of $1,011 Billion during the Valentine’s season.

Have you thought about adding last minutes Valentine’s gifts to your market this week? Themed candies, cards or even fresh flowers for those customers who haven’t quite thought ahead on a Friday afternoon!  Claim a part of the $116.21 that individuals spend this time of year at your own location – especially if you have a higher percentage of male market-users!