@nddev @libroraptor @anne_twain @Gustodon @georgepenney Quiet time in supermarkets is in trial in some branches of Coles supermarkets in Australia and in one or two in Aotearoa New Zealand. It's unlikely to catch on in big chains unless legally required as research shows higher spending rates associated with certain beats of music. Possibly from disrupted thinking as suggested. Supermarkets are there to make their owners money not to benefit customers.

FWIW I sometimes wear earplugs to cope