People who grocery shop Monday to Thursday can expect in-store music to swell their shopping bill by more than 10 percent, according to new research from the University of Bath's School of Management.

Loud music encourages consumers to buy red meat. How perfect a metaphor is that for the intrusive nature of music in our grocery stores? It’s literally a red meat issue. Store managers want us to buy ...

Whether you consider it torture or treasure, blaring Christmas music has become a reliable part of the holiday shopping season. From malls to grocery stores, highly curated playlists are all part of ...