From Candy, to Flowers to Cards, Valentine’s Day Is Good Business (Infographic)

There’s reason for businesses to celebrate this Valentine’s Day is a hefty driver of profit each year, primarily in the form of flowers and cards.

There are serious consequences at stake, after all — according to an infographic compiled by SUMO Heavy Industries, a digital commerce company, more than 50 percent of women say they would end their relationship if they didn’t get a Valentine’s Day gift.

Motivated by love — and apparently fear — consumers spent $785 million on candy Feb. 14th, 2015.  And Valentine’s Day gifts don’t have to be for your significant other: in 2015, women spent more than $100 million to buy flowers for themselves.

For more sweet statistics on Valentine’s Day, including how much the average person spends on the holiday, check out the infographic below.

Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com

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Shelly-Ann Weeks is an Author and Activist with a background in Marketing and Public Relations. The focus of her work has been Female Sexuality where she teaches women how to become more sexually confident. She also wok with girls to help them better understand their bodies by helping them be better prepared for puberty and understanding menstruation. She’s the Founder and Executive Director of the HerFlow Foundation which was established to empower women and girls about their Reproductive Health through education and mentorship. One main objective of HerFlow is to end period Poverty in Jamaican schools.

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