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This Valentine's Day Infographic Details Shopping Figures
This Valentine's Day infographic gives insight into just how much is spent on love every year in Europe.
Although there is no doubt Valentine's Day does provoke a fair amount of authentic romance, it also provides a significant consumer event for stores to cash in on. Valentine's Day is as much a consumer holiday as it is a relationship holiday. It is a day created to honor romance and love on the surface, but driven by shopping in reality.
The average British man spends around $30, while women usually spend $25. It's telling that men usually spend more than women. Traditionally, it is assumed the man will foot most of the bill on a night out for Valentine's Day.
In total 986 million Euros is spent on Valentine's Day gifts a year in the UK.
Although there is no doubt Valentine's Day does provoke a fair amount of authentic romance, it also provides a significant consumer event for stores to cash in on. Valentine's Day is as much a consumer holiday as it is a relationship holiday. It is a day created to honor romance and love on the surface, but driven by shopping in reality.
The average British man spends around $30, while women usually spend $25. It's telling that men usually spend more than women. Traditionally, it is assumed the man will foot most of the bill on a night out for Valentine's Day.
In total 986 million Euros is spent on Valentine's Day gifts a year in the UK.
