Are You Ready for Mother’s Day? Jewelry Expected to Be Top Gift Choice

Moms forecasted to receive more than $4 billion in baubles.

According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey on Mother’s Day spending, consumers plan to spend $4.2 billion on jewelry, making it the expected top gift choice for moms this year. Consumers plan to spend an average of $172.22 per person – about the same as last year. The survey also asked where shoppers will look for their perfect gifts, with 33 percent saying they’ll head to department stores, 28.7 percent going to specialty stores and 23.1 percent shopping at small businesses. Predictably, there will be more online shoppers this year, with 27.3 percent saying they’ll make purchases over the internet, up from 25 percent last year.

Read more at the National Retail Federation