What is it about music that makes you want to do things? Abercrombie and Fitch, for example, plays the most annoying music for shopping. It is loud, somewhat abnoxious, and repetative. But, it works. What about Franz Ferdinand makes me want to spend 85 dollars on a headband? They are attractive, but not highly fasionable.
The better question is: Who decides what songs to play? Who knows what songs make people want to shop? I sometimes wonder about music majors, and what type of careers they can actually persue that does not include perofrming at a local bar twice a week. Music majors, heads up; Music person for A&F.
I'm sure there is a more elequent term coupled with an elegant pay for this type of postion. I'm not sure if you can work your way up from fitting room attendent to sales associate to music manager, but if possible, you can find it on carrer-builder.com