The music in your store is part of the brand, just like the window display and the lighting. WeavyAudio gives retail stores and boutiques original songs with real vocals, from pop and indie to house and upbeat tracks, cleared for commercial playback for one flat fee per store and with no PRO royalties due on WeavyAudio music.
Music your shoppers can hear is a public performance, whether it comes from the radio, a CD or a phone. For mainstream songs that usually means licenses from the performing-rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR), and each one covers only its own repertoire. There is a narrow exemption for broadcast radio and TV in stores under 2,000 gross square feet, or larger stores within strict speaker limits, but it does not cover streaming apps, CDs or your own playlists.
With WeavyAudio you play an original catalog licensed to your store. You get a PDF license certificate, worth keeping on file in the back office, and there are no PRO royalties due on WeavyAudio music. If a radio or TV also plays on the sales floor, that source needs its own licensing. Our plain-English licensing guide walks through the rules for U.S. businesses.
A few classic studies suggest background music is not neutral. In a supermarket studied by Ronald Milliman (1982), shoppers moved more slowly on slow-music days, and average daily sales were about 38% higher than on fast-music days. In a study by Adrian North and colleagues, French wine outsold German wine on days with French music, and German wine outsold French on days with German music. These are single stores, not guarantees, but they point to two practical levers: tempo affects the pace of shopping, and music that fits the product and brand can influence what people choose.
The details, including the limits of these studies, are in how music affects sales.
A starting point for your own rotation, built from pop, indie, house, hip-hop and the upbeat and mellow moods:
Fashion and beauty: pop, indie and dreamy tracks at a mid tempo.
Sportswear and sneakers: house, hip-hop and UK garage with a clear beat.
Gifts, home goods and bookstores: mellow and acoustic songs, played softer.
Specialty food and delis: bossa nova, Latin and upbeat songs with a warm, sunny feel.
Kids' stores: the Kids & Fairy Tale collection and bright, upbeat songs.
Keep mornings calmer so early shoppers do not feel rushed, hold a steady mid tempo through peak hours to keep the floor moving, and slow down and soften in the last hour. Change tempo gradually rather than song to song, and remember that your staff hear this music for a full shift. In season, blend a share of holiday or summer songs into the rotation instead of switching over completely. Well-known Christmas standards are usually represented by the PROs, so original holiday songs keep December simple.
$16 a month per location, or $150 a year ($12.50 a month). Every track, unlimited plays, gapless playback and a license certificate for your venue. Cancel anytime.
See pricing →For songs in their repertoire, generally yes, and a license from one PRO covers only that organization's songs. There are no PRO royalties due on WeavyAudio music, because it is an original catalog owned by WeavyAudio. If you play only WeavyAudio, keep your license certificate at the store.
Possibly. Under section 110(5)(B) of the Copyright Act, a store under 2,000 gross square feet, or a larger store within the speaker limits, can play over-the-air radio or TV broadcasts if it charges nothing to hear them. The exemption does not cover streaming apps, CDs or playlists.
No playlist can guarantee a result. Research suggests slower tempos can lengthen visits and that music matched to the product and brand can influence choices. The reliable approach is to test two versions for a few weeks and compare your own numbers.
$16 per month per store, or $150 per year ($12.50 a month). The full catalog and a license certificate are included, and the first 14 days are free.
Yes, but the license is tied to a location, so each store needs its own subscription and its own certificate.