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 ...

There’s proof a business’s music choices have a significant impact on the customer experience. In his iconic song, American Pie, writer and singer Don McLean asks, “Can music save your mortal soul?” ...

The fact that Aldi doesn't play music in its stores is another quirk that sets this chain apart from others. But why does Aldi make it a point to be silent?

Aldi isn’t like other grocery stores. Although they do naturally sell tons of different foods, the German-founded chain is memorable for going against the grocery status quo in other ways. Aldi ...