[dezire]

As a child I remember that supermarkets such as Prestos and Liptons used to play gentle music in their stores.
Are the big players missing a trick here?

[molliepops]

I remember it slightly differently terrible Muzak that made shopping some sort of nightmare of awful cover versions or tinny instrumentals. Was very glad when they stopped it.

[ecco66]

Asda.fm is bloody annoying!

[elliecat]

Morrison's play music, the Sainsbury near me plays it at Christmas time

[tim59]

They dont like having to pay for the music licence

[EastEnders-1105]

Co op has there own radio station

they have to pay 3 different companys for a radio license which i dont think they want to pay

[MICH78]

Costcutter radio usually plays some great cheesy 80s power ballads.

[LaceyLouelle3]

I work in a supermarket and the music is awful. Luckily when I'm working I tend to zone out, so don't actually hear alot of it.

[AdamCleland]

Originally Posted by ecco66

Asda.fm is bloody annoying!

Try working a 10 hour shift 5 nights a week ...

Almost drives me absolutely insane over the Christmas period too.

[bbclassics]

Most play Top 40 type songs/modern stuff
Not a supermarket but Matalan play really terrible covers of songs as they're too cheap to pay for the music licence. Those covers are bad, normally people who can't hit the right notes etc.

[Kevin1960]

Originally Posted by AdamCleland

Try working a 10 hour shift 5 nights a week ...

Almost drives me absolutely insane over the Christmas period too.

On the few occasions I've been into my local Tesco Extra very late at night, they've usually had a radio station playing over the speakers. I think they turn it on at about 11pm.

[rivercity_rules]

Originally Posted by Kevin1960

On the few occasions I've been into my local Tesco Extra very late at night, they've usually had a radio station playing over the speakers. I think they turn it on at about 11pm.

Yeah the overnight staff at the Tesco's here do that, and the entertainment section usually have a new release playing all day.

Asda.FM is the strangest station, often playing the Honeyz I find, seems to be their Sunday night special track.