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[Greenandred]

Apparently, Spot is changing its stance on background music and it is being expanded. My store is about to get a remodel, so it sounds like we might be getting some tunes.

http://www.bizjournals.com/twinciti...g-at-more-target-stores-background-music.html

 

[redeye58]

Great.
Something to add to the cacophony of screaming/whining kids & nattering yoga moms.

 

[soyaxo]

I'd be for it if the store could choose the songs as long as they were appropriate.

 

[Pale]

I'd be for it if the store could choose the songs as long as they were appropriate.

Censored death metal!

 

[Greenandred]

Hopefully we wouldn't have to listen to "Happy" from Pharrell Williams nine times a day.

 

[graffiti]

Thanks but no thanks.

 

[BackroomAlpha]

Blah i hope not. That sets us apart from other department stores. They're really conforming here

 

[pinkp2ie]

I'd be weird with music lol honestly

 

[Bosch]

Then every 10min you get a commercial, wait for it. Target... Much like how the mydevices ding three times a day for "Time for a target run!"

 

[oath2order]

Hopefully we wouldn't have to listen to "Happy" from Pharrell Williams nine times a day.

I will actually quit if we start playing that fucking song I swear to god I absolutely hate that song beyond all reason

 

[Tardis77]

Play some Pandora radio. I have a greatest hits of the 60 70 and 80 plus motown and the british invasion and I rarely hear repeats when I shuffle

 

[Flow Warrior]

Hopefully we wouldn't have to listen to "Happy" from Pharrell Williams nine times a day.

Oh you will. You know that some one up the chain will create Target radio and it will be pop and light r&B so there you go.

 

[Flow Warrior]

Then every 10min you get a commercial, wait for it. Target... Much like how the mydevices ding three times a day for "Time for a target run!"

Is that what that it? here I though it was some wierd electronics thing it was doing. SMH.

 

[SurefireWolf]

I need to patent my invention of music-specific noise cancellation headphones. You'd set them to be able to block out frequencies of certain songs including but not limited to Let it Go, Love with your Body, 7 Years Old, Waterloo by Abba, Good Morning Beautiful, the Mario Kart and Star theme, and of course, Three Dings in a Row. Sure, the headphones would be large and obnoxious, but not nearly as annoying as having to hear the same couple of songs 50+ times a day. I'd also sell a Christmas version as well.

 

[HRZone]

Oh you will. You know that some one up the chain will create Target radio and it will be pop and light r&B so there you go.

Lots of kids bop if the electronics section is any indication

 

[pellinore]

Music? Really........no!!!
Instead of being set apart, we'll be more and more like Wally World!

I go crazy just hearing the Target TV station back in electronics....can you imagine hearing Target commercials ALL day?

 

[NPC]

Does WalMart play music? I can't remember.

 

[SFSFun]

Does WalMart play music? I can't remember.

Yes. They have a 24/7 Walmart radio station, with two hosts who are annoying as fuck. I can barely stand listening to it while shopping; I don't know how anyone could listen to it all day.

Meet the New Voices of Walmart Radio

 

[BoxCutter]

"Target likely wants background music to add another element to its in-store shopping experience as it attempts to differentiate itself from increased competition from online and brick and mortar retailers."

Only Target management could think doing the same thing your major competitor is doing is differentiating yourself from them.

The Walmart-ing of Target continues...

 

[WestLoggy]

We have the ooontz-ooontz-ooontz super-horrid club remixes on 24/7. Occasionally they'll jump in and play a bit of 70's but somehow they still manage to screw up the mix. I mean, autotune the BeeGee's? Reeeeally?? No commercials though. Just that constant incessant ooontz-ooontz-ooontz. I usually walk through going all boots-n-pants-n-boots-n-pants-n-boots-n-pants .......

 

[Bosch]

Is that what that it? here I though it was some wierd electronics thing it was doing. SMH.

Go to the home screen up at the top is the notifications - you can clear it but you can't turn it off.

 

[SigningLady]

When I first saw this article my first thought was, "Crap! Playing music all the time will translate to Christmas music during the holidays!"

One of the perks to working at Spot is that I haven't been subjected to holiday music for 2,000+ hours like my last retail job. Completely ruined it for me. It's been over a decade and I still can't shake off the memories of hearing the same Christmas songs over and over. And over and over....

Really hoping they keep this change limited the new and remodeled stores. Sorry, for those of you who get stuck with this!

 

[Greenandred]

I'm actually ok with music as long as we hear a variety of tunes and I am an old timer. I'm headed to NYC this weekend and am curious if any of the City Targets do this.

 

[Him]

Hopefully we wouldn't have to listen to "Happy" from Pharrell Williams nine times a day.

Anything but this song. The previous stores I were at played this and Justin Timberlake all the effin time!! I genuinely dislike both artists now no matter what music they put out. Thanks Spot

 

[semantics]

So how does this work with electronics does it just start to sound like a chuck-e-cheeze?