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

10/7/2019
Redevelopment begins at center in Philadelphia’s Fishtown section
The redevelopment of the Port Richmond Village center in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood is in keeping with Cedar Trust Realty’s urban strategy.

Al Urbanski
10/6/2019
Occupancy rate dips under 90% in Boca Raton after Kmart closure
The average retail occupancy rate of shopping centers in the Boca Raton submarket of Miami dropped to 89.3% in the last quarter, according to a new report.

Al Urbanski
10/3/2019
Gun sales will return to eight Field & Stream stores acquired by Sportsman’s Warehouse
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ decision to pull back on gun sales has turned into a boon for Sportsman’s Warehouse.

Al Urbanski
10/2/2019
Time Equities expands investment in the Northwest
New York-based Time Equities, Inc. has acquired Orchards Market Center in Vancouver, Wash., its seventh property in the region.

Al Urbanski
10/2/2019
Local artists’ pop-up gallery opens at Streets of St. Charles
Streets of St. Charles, Cullinan Properties’ 26-acre mixed-use center in the Missouri town, will feature a pop-up store featuring local artists for the holiday shopping season.

Al Urbanski
10/1/2019
Simon to invest $280 million in online sales partnership
One good way to make up for sales lost to online sellers is to become an online seller yourself.

Al Urbanski
10/1/2019
5Qs for Scott Benson on in-store restaurants
Retailers with in-store restaurants are hardly a new phenomenon.

Al Urbanski
9/30/2019
CBL enlists automatic returns service at two malls
There is one thing that physical retail locations can do better for online shoppers than e-commerce sites can, and that’s handle their returns.

Al Urbanski
9/26/2019
NYC comptroller declares retail vacancy crisis
The retail vacancy rate in New York City rose by almost 50% from 2007 to 2017, according to an analysis released by city comptroller Scott M. Stringer.

Al Urbanski
9/26/2019
NewMark Merrill pays $17 million for Chicago grocery-anchored center
California-based NewMark Merrill Companies has purchased its third center in Illinois, the 159,000-sq.-ft. Stony Island Plaza in Chicago.

Al Urbanski