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According to at least one store manager interviewed in Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America, the employees at the store are responsible for select
by triceratops 3y ago
According to at least one store manager interviewed in Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America, the employees at the store are responsible for selecting music because they're the ones who have to listen to it all day. There isn't a lot of deeper thought going into it.
- bobthepanda 3y agoit's not quite that simple, because stores play music they have licensed. And of course during the holiday season the employees are subject to a lot of songs they most likely never want to hear again, like the prolific Mariah Carey and Wham songs.
- JeremyNT 3y agoYeah this depends a lot on the store. I know trader Joe's employees can pick the music, but they have a reputation as being employee friendly. When I worked at a low end grocery store we had no say at all and just got whatever they sent to us. We did however sometimes hijack the PA system after hours and play whatever we wanted over that.
- ambichook 3y agothat depends entirely on which store you're talking about. the store i used to work at, for example, would simply put the radio on, while a store next door was run like this
- triceratops 3y ago> the store i used to work at, for example, would simply put the radio on Who selected the station?
- ambichook 3y agothe owners