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5 Predictions for the 2026 Holiday Season

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As the traditional customer journey fractures into a complex ecosystem of AI-driven discovery, social commerce, and hybrid physical experiences, brands must adapt their playbooks to capture shifting consumer dollars. Join Salesforce as we unveil exclusive 2026 holiday predictions backed by 1.5B+ shoppers. Discover how brands are navigating a deeply polarised macroeconomic landscape and how leveraging Salesforce’s B2C Commerce enables businesses to scale digital labour, elevate performance, and drive measurable customer success.


Key Takeaways

  • Predict What's Coming Before It Arrives: Discover exclusive data-driven predictions drawn from 1.5B+ shopper signals so you can proactively align your holiday strategy before the season is in full swing.
  • Capitalise on Agentic Discovery: Understand the rapid shift toward AI assistants as the shopper’s first stop, and see how deploying trusted, site-specific shopper AI boosts purchase confidence and drives higher conversion rates.
  • Bridge the Omnichannel Loop: Learn how to master the digital-to-physical handshake required to win the estimated 38% of holiday dollars flowing through "hybrid sales" - where mobile apps, online research, and in-store digital tools intertwine with the physical storefront to finalise the customer journey.


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Neha Kovach
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Neha Kovach

Global Group Head - CRM, CX, & Data Insights
David Yurman
Celeste Richardson
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Celeste Richardson

Senior Director, Retail Industry Advisor
Salesforce
Caila Schwartz
Salesforce

Caila Schwartz

Director, Industry Insights - Retail & Consumer Goods
Salesforce

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