Jumped the creek — and the shark: Warner Bros.’ consumer licensing division says it’s pulling the plug on toy cars modeled after the General Lee of “Dukes of Hazzard” fame because of the Confederate flag painted on its roof.
Perhaps the car will return someday, except with the flag gone and named for a less-controversial Southern military figure: Gomer Pyle, USMC.
Whole paycheck — and then some: New York City’s consumer chief accused Whole Foods on Wednesday of routinely overcharging customers by overstating the weight of prepackaged meat, dairy and baked goods.
If the allegations are true, The Buzz trusts that the thumb on the scale was free-range, artisan-sourced and fair trade.
Minninumke wåg raysjed: Ikea says it’s raising the minimum wage at its U.S. stores to $11.87 an hour. Ikea executives say they used data from the MIT Living Wage Calculator to set the new pay scale.
The calculator takes into account such factors as housing, food, child care, and which Ikea bookcase you can afford: the solid-pine Nornäs or the particleboard Billy.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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