1.0Salesforcehttps://www.salesforce.com/uk/newsSalesforcehttps://www.salesforce.com/uk/newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2hAGMSf9Xn"><a href="https://www.salesforce.com/uk/news/stories/holiday-predictions-2024/">Salesforce 2024 Holiday Forecast: Retailers Must Tackle Shorter, More Competitive Shopping Season with Discounts, Data, and AI</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.salesforce.com/uk/news/stories/holiday-predictions-2024/embed/#?secret=2hAGMSf9Xn" width="600" height="338" title="“Salesforce 2024 Holiday Forecast: Retailers Must Tackle Shorter, More Competitive Shopping Season with Discounts, Data, and AI” — Salesforce" data-secret="2hAGMSf9Xn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://wp-bn.salesforce.com/uk/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-bn.salesforce.com/uk/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/08/Salesforce-2024-Holiday-Forecast_-Retailers-Tackle-Shorter-More-Competitive-Shopping-Season-with-Discounts-Data-and-AI.png1200675This year’s holiday shopping season could be especially challenging for retailers as they compete for shoppers with less purchasing power than in past years. With the fewest number of days between Thanksgiving and Christmas since 2019 and 43% of consumers carrying more debt than they were in 2023, retailers should prepare for an uphill battle […]