Have you ever been driven out of a store by the loud music playing over the speakers? Sometimes it can be ridiculously loud, and to some people, painful to their sensitive ears. Some of the lyrics can ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated on June 27 with additional quotes and information. Ziggie’s Music is a business that’s steeped in local history. The iconic Phoenix retailer dates back decades ...

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?” ...

It was 1927 when Angelo “Ziggie” Zardus stopped off in Phoenix to visit his sister-in-law as he made the trip from Michigan to California, where he planned to seek his fame and fortune on accordion.

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 ...