Easter spending up

Easter is just a few days away, but retailers are already celebrating. That’s because it’s estimated consumers will spend 11% more this year.

Retailers expect consumers will spend an average of $145 on Easter. 

“If you’ve got a family of 4 or 5 or 6, that number is pretty small.”

Rick McAllister is president of the Georgia Retail Association.

“If you think about who spends money at Easter time, it’s a pretty broad base of folks and different kinds of money everything from Easter bonnets and clothing, to eggs and dyes and party stuff and flowers.”