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In this case, thereâs good reason to think that Walmart needed to raise wages anyway: Labor markets are tight, and in a number of areas, the company is now contending with locally imposed minimum wages that are already forcing Walmart to raise wages to $11 an hour, or even higher.
A Target pay increase would follow retail giant Wal-Mart, which last month said it would hike its minimum wage to $9 per hour in April and $10 per hour for current employees in 2016. T.J. Maxx and Marshalls owner TJX also said it would increase its minimum wage to $9 per hour in June.