Tech Moms Among The Hottest Items For Mother's ...

Tech Moms Among the hottest items for Mother’s Day ’06 were digital cameras, which increased 27% in unit sales in ‘06; portable music players, up 40%; and satellite navigation systems, shot up over 400%. Consumers spent more than $865 million in the week before Mother’s Day, up 9% from ‘05’s $791 million. Spending for the week before Father’s Day was about $873 million, up 3% from $846 million in ‘05. (USA Today 7/5/06)