Wholesale retailer Costco told its employees that it would increase pay for most of its hourly store workers to more than $30.

Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week.

While Costco is consolidating its position as one of the leading warehouse stores in the United States, the wholesale store is going through a delicate situation, as its doors coul