Al Urbanski

Real Estate Editor & Manager

Author Profile

Al Urbanski is the real estate editor of Chain Store Age. He has covered CSA’s retail real estate beat since he joined the brand in 2016.

Al is a veteran of the retail and and consumer products marketing industry, with more than 30 years of reporting experience. Over the course of his career, he served as the chief editor for a variety of publications, including Sales & Marketing Management, Food & Beverage Marketing, Promo and others.

Al is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

10/20/2025
Brooklyn’s largest mall announces six new tenants
Urban Planet, Coach, and PacSun set to open at Kings Plaza.

Al Urbanski
10/19/2025
Placer.ai: Grocery shopping continues to rise at Dollar General
Meanwhile, traditional chains such as Kroger and Albertson’s saw shoppers dip by 4% over the past six years.

Al Urbanski
10/15/2025
DLC takes a West Coast stand with 10-property acquisition
The big open-air center developer spends $625 million on grocery-anchored centers in California and Washington.

Al Urbanski
10/14/2025
Placer.ai: Summer traffic went cold for outlet malls in Q3
Outlets’ lower-income customer base are watching their wallets, notes the foot traffic analytics provider.

Al Urbanski
10/14/2025
Recently purchased Maryland mall to open 300,000 sq. ft. of new tenants
New headliners at Annapolis Mall include Uniqlo, Swarovski, and Dick’s House of Sports.

Al Urbanski
10/13/2025
Arizona center ends five-year wait for a Target
A 145,000-sq.-ft. Target opens at Vestar’s Vineyard Towne Center in Queen Creek.

Al Urbanski
10/8/2025
Fast-rising Oklahoma City project adds Bluemercury to its tenant list
It follows RH, Capital Grille, Pottery Barn, and Arhaus to the 43-acre Oak center off I-44.

Al Urbanski
10/7/2025
5Qs for CoStar’s Brandon Svec on the tension of expansion
One of the nation’s most ardent retail space trackers says that brands have to make do with less space and more creativity.

Al Urbanski
10/6/2025
NYT: Walmart buys failing Pennsy mall to gain entry into new market
The “Dawn of the Dead” mall to be re-born as a Walmart-anchored mixed-use center.

Al Urbanski
10/2/2025
Cafaro puts the pedal to the metal on middle-market malls
The developer of super-regional malls in B and C markets has announced the acquisition of a property in West Virginia.

Al Urbanski