Mother’s Day Could Be a Spending Bonanza

* 37 percent of respondents said plan to buy apparel; combined, they’ll spend nearly $1.6 billion on clothes and accessories

* 32.8 percent who said they would buy jewelry will spend $2.1 billion on the category

* 61 percent will spend a total of $3.1 billion on a special dinner or brunch.

As for the shopping channels Mother’s Day gift-givers will use, just 2.9 percent said they’ll buy through catalogs; However, 20 percent said they’ll buy gifts online. Among the other retail channels,