TUCSON, AZ (July 10, 2026) — The July 9th edition of the Wall Street Journal had a story set in Tucson.
The 1,570-word story featured a long-tenured Costco employee who works on the checkout line at a Costco store in Tucson — specifically, the store I patronize on Grant Road, just west of Tanque Verde Road. The employee earns nearly $33 an hour and has accumulated more than $1 million in his 401(k).
He is an example of the benefits of working for Costco, a company with a management philosophy of treating employees well, which in turn results in them treating customers well—which in turn makes the company successful…