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

6/21/2020
PREIT reports non-anchor occupancy at 85% across its re-opened malls
One of America’s biggest mall owners is back in business with a great majority of its tenants at their registers.

Al Urbanski
6/21/2020
Yonkers town center moves back into full business mode
The 21st Century, mixed-use town center proved well-equipped to deal with the COVID-19 shutdowns, in large part because its many restaurants have front doors on a street that makes curbside delivery easy.

Al Urbanski
6/18/2020
Malls in New Jersey to re-open on June 29

Al Urbanski
6/17/2020
Taubman files court claim to hold Simon to merger deal

Al Urbanski
6/17/2020
Retail tenants' rent payments increased by 15% in June

Al Urbanski
6/16/2020
CBRE names new retail chief in the Mid-Atlantic

Al Urbanski
6/16/2020
5Qs for Bob Myers on rapid re-opening

Al Urbanski
6/14/2020
COVID-19 helps Miami’s Lincoln Road Promenade attract new tenants

Al Urbanski
6/11/2020
92% of Phillips Edison tenants are back in business
With COVID-19 cases steadily declining and states allowing non-essential retailers to re-open, retail centers are finally starting to get back to normal.

Al Urbanski
6/10/2020
5Qs for Carla Ferber on how tech will drive post-pandemic retail
Owners and operators of shopping malls and outdoor centers have never been known as early adopters of technology, but that most certainly is going to change in the post-pandemic era.

Al Urbanski