Spending playlist? How music may lift retail sales By: CNBC.com News November 01, 2014 at 08:15 AM EDT The music inside stores can have an impact on how long we stay in a store and how much we buy. "The Sonic Boom" author Joel Beckerman explains. Read More >> Related Stocks: AT&T Inc Abercrombie & Fitch Company Apple Atlantic Power Corp Coca-Cola Company General Electric Intel Corp Microsoft Starbucks Corp Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.