Sláinte! St. Patrick’s Day spending to hit $4.4 billion in U.S. this year, retail study shows
Americans are expected to spend about $4.4 billion celebrating St. Patrick’s Day according to a survey released by the National Retail Federation. The study, conducted by Proper Insight and Analysis, found American adults would spend an average of $35.37 celebrating the holiday associated with Irish pride, which is a slight decrease from the $36.52 average the survey found in 2015. “Florida retailers can expect to see a nice bump in their sales in the coming weeks as millions of Floridians…