The Cure = holiday selling

Over the weekend, I was in SoHo doing some Christmas shopping. I was in one trendy clothing boutique and I noticed that they were playing some early The Cure songs on the in-store speakers. I said to the shop girls that I was surprised that they were playing The Cure - it's not really the most up-beat music for shopping. One of the girls said that the fashion that's trendy right now are 80's throw back clothing, and therefore playing 80's music makes sense. I guess, but I don't think "Other Voices" and "Charlotte Sometimes" (one of my favorite Cure tracks) make people want to shop!