Costco increases membership fee;
Costco announced this week it is increasing its membership fees by 1o percent starting Nov. 1, just in time for the holiday season.
Costco Wholesale Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on Costco common stock and approved an increase from $.24 to $.275 per share, or from $.96 to $1.10 per share on an annualized basis.