TLDR; article is about new organization called PipedDown trying to convince stores to turn off background music citing bad health effect on employees due to con

TLDR; article is about new organization called PipedDown trying to convince stores to turn off background music citing bad health effect on employees due to continuous forced upon music. I myself have wondered how employees of some restaurants and shops survive this day after day. However, marketers have long used music to influence customer behavior: - Effects of Background Music on Consumer's Behavior: A Field Experiment in a Open-Air Market (2007) http://nicolas.gueguen.free.fr/Articles/EJSR2007.pdf http://nicolas.gueguen.free.fr/Articles/EJSR2007.pdf - The Influence of Background Music on Shopping Behavior: Classical Versus Top-Forty Music in a Wine Store (1993) http://www.acrwebsite.org/search/view-conference-proceedings.aspx?Id=7467 http://www.acrwebsite.org/search/view-conference-proceedings... - Using Background Music to Affect the Behavior of Supermarket Shoppers (1982) http://freakonomics.com/media/Using%20Background%20Music%20to%20Affect%20the%20Behavior http://freakonomics.com/media/Using%20Background%20Music%20t... %20of%20Supermarket%20Shoppers.pdf - The Power of In-store Music and its Influence on International Retail Brands and Shopper Behaviour: A Multi-Case Study Approach (2002) http://www.semus.lt/medziaga/1.pdf http://www.semus.lt/medziaga/1.pdf