By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 3:16 PM
Mother’s Day is just two weeks away and across America consumers are searching for the perfect gift to show their appreciation for all the hard work mothers do. Last week, the National Retail Federation and Prospects Insights and Analytics released their annual
consumer survey revealing that more than 84 percent of U.S. adults are expected to celebrate this year and consumers are expected to spend more than $33.5 billion this Mother’s Day, just shy of $35.7 billion spent in 2023.
Mother’s Day is one of the most lucrative holidays in the U.S. with an average of $254.04 spent on Mother’s Day gifts and celebrations, per person. This figure is slightly behind last year’s record of $274.02 per person. Millennials are the biggest spenders on Mother's Day gifts, particularly between the ages of 35 and 45, with an average budget of $345.75.
Most gifts this year will be purchases for mothers or stepmothers at 59 percent, with wives and daughters coming in second and third at 22 percent and 12 percent, respectively. The most popular gift for Mother’s Day remains flowers and cards at 74 percent each, followed by special outings and brunches at 59 percent. Jewelry continues to gain traction as a popular Mother’s Day gift, with sales expected to reach nearly $7 billion. It has quickly surpassed flowers and greeting cards as the top gift choice.
Most consumers are looking online for the perfect gift, with 35 percent reporting they will be using e-commerce solutions; 32 percent will stick to department stores and 29 percent will do their shopping at specialty stores.
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 1:10 PM
ST. LOUIS—To help advance myopia management as a standard of care, the World Council of Optometry (WCO) is partnering with CooperVision, a leader in myopia management, to introduce an interactive and educational resource for eyecare practitioners worldwide, the organizations announced. The WCO CooperVision Myopia Management Navigator examines three areas of myopia management: mitigation, measurement, and management, according to the announcement. Each of the three sections of the Navigator is linked to various elements of content and includes advice and practical actions to explore in the form of “Myopia Moments," webinars and other offerings.
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By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 1:00 PM
The associates we hire can help us surge as a practice. They can expand availability of appointments and improve patient care, sometimes bringing new expertise into our office. Here is what I learned last fall when I participated in the Vision Source Next Practice Crawl for optometry students, which gave these soon-to-be ODs a glimpse of work life in a variety of practices, including my own. As a practice owner, I have a vested interest in keeping independent optometry as strong as possible, and one of the best ways to do that is to ensure there is a large pool of new graduates who are interested in pursuing private practice.
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By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 11:58 AM
Specsavers announces the appointment of Dr. Laurie Lesser as their head of optometry attraction. Lesser brings an illustrious career with more than three decades of experience as an optometrist working in diverse modes of practice in both Canada and the United States.
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 11:46 AM
For Americans, the purchasing power of the dollar is higher and consumption will remain strong.
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 10:47 AM
This week, the CDC issued a health advisory regarding
fake Botox, which has made over 20 people sick since November 2023. But what is fake Botox, and how is it affecting people? Head over to
HuffPost for the rundown.
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 8:10 AM
It’s almost graduation season, and this congratulations card is perfect for all the students in your life. You can purchase it on Etsy
here. #WeShareIt
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 8:05 AM
WCO and CooperVision partner on Myopia Management Navigator; Safilo shareholders approve 2023 financial statements; Kering Eyewear sales grow in Q1; eyewear industry mourns passing of Sergio Luigi Cereda; and registration opens for THE Myopia Meeting Vancouver all topped this week’s
VMAIL news feed. Click on the headlines below to catch up on anything you might have missed.
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 8:02 AM
A recent study recorded long COVID was more prevalent in men with type 2 diabetes (T2D) than in matched non-T2D control individuals, whereas the opposite was seen for women with T2D. Overall recorded long COVID rates were similar for men and women with T2D. Younger age, female sex, mixed ethnicity and higher body mass index (BMI) were all associated with a greater likelihood of developing long COVID.
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 6:09 AM
Only myocarditis/pericarditis and seizures occurred at higher rates in adolescents and children vaccinated for COVID-19 when compared with historical rates of those outcomes, according to an analysis of safety data from the FDA's Biologics Effectiveness and Safety (BEST) Initiative.
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 12:24 AM
ST. LOUIS—To help advance myopia management as a standard of care, the
World Council of Optometry (WCO) is partnering with
CooperVision, a leader in myopia management, to introduce an interactive and educational resource for eyecare practitioners worldwide, the organizations announced. The WCO CooperVision
Myopia Management Navigator examines three areas of myopia management: mitigation, measurement, and management, according to the announcement. Each of the three sections of the Navigator is linked to various elements of content and includes advice and practical actions to explore in the form of “Myopia Moments," webinars and other offerings.
By Staff
Friday, April 26, 2024 12:21 AM
HONG KONG—The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University announced that it is partnering with
Zeiss Vision Care, a manufacturer of eyeglass lenses and ophthalmic instruments, to expand global impact and speed up market penetration of PolyU's proprietary myopia control lens technologies through a global partnership involving IP licensing and joint R&D.