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

3/9/2025
MRI: ‘Chilling drop’ in retail visits in February
Downtown retail suffered its first monthly decline since 2019.

Al Urbanski
3/9/2025
Renovo and NWS Architects: DLC’s open-fast solution for store buildouts
Retailers and landlords share a common goal: get the store open as quickly as possible.

Al Urbanski
3/5/2025
Placer.ai: Nordstrom and Bloomingdales shoppers find T.J. Maxx
Forty percent of Nordstrom customers also shopped T.J.’s last year

Al Urbanski
3/3/2025
SiteRise aims to bust retail real estate managers out of their silos
A former Apple construction manager introduces an online platform to help buildout teams stay connected and on-time.

Al Urbanski
3/2/2025
Parker’s Kitchen names new CEO
Parker's Kitchen has a new leader.

Al Urbanski
2/25/2025
Ohio’s Crocker Park adds seven new retail tenants
The 120-acre, retail-based community outside of Cleveland adds Garage, Vera Bradley, Océanne, and more.

Al Urbanski
2/25/2025
Pickleball franchise plots global expansion
The Picklr has leases signed for nearly 3 million sq. ft. of space in the United States and Canada.

Al Urbanski
2/24/2025
CBL announces a wave of senior executive promotions
The rebuilding mall giant rewards six long-term employees as its portfolio-wide occupancy rate hits 90%.

Al Urbanski
2/12/2025
Spinoso tapped to strengthen Grand Central Station’s retail curation
CEO Carmen Spinoso promises to bring a “fresh perspective” to retail offerings at the nation’s second-busiest railway station.

Al Urbanski
2/11/2025
New Apple Store design hits paydirt at Virginia’s Fairfax Corner
The wood-paneled space sent traffic 50% higher at the Peterson Companies’ center during the 2024 holiday season.

Al Urbanski