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

10/29/2024
One of the first mall-to-town-center conversions turns 10
PREIT’s Springfield Town Center is now embarked on adding residential.

Al Urbanski
10/28/2024
The new New Rochelle: NYC suburb unveils a retail re-do
With 10,000 new apartments up or going up, the city council initiates a new downtown retail strategy.

Al Urbanski
10/22/2024
Mall of America study: Why people love haunted houses
In a study done with the University of Minnesota, MOA finds that group fear strengthes relationships.

Al Urbanski
10/15/2024
Tropical Supermarket opens new location in New Jersey
The Blue Habanero Mexican restaurant chain will also be opening at Clinton Corners in South Plainfield.

Al Urbanski
10/14/2024
Ground broken on 550,000-sq.-ft open-air center east of Houston
Fidelis Realty to turn San Jacinto Mall into mixed-use San Jacinto Marketplace.

Al Urbanski
10/13/2024
Under-construction Florida center signs eight new tenants
Chipotle, Club Pilates, and Good Vets lead the list at the 68-acre Midtown at Bonita Springs.

Al Urbanski
10/8/2024
‘M-All Hands on Deck’ readies relief for folks in path of Hurricane Milton
Mall developer Pacific Retail Capital Partners’ effort is already underway at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, helping Hurricane Helene victims.

Al Urbanski
10/7/2024
Transformed Cape Cod center lands Whole Foods
WS Development has been embarked on a wholesale renovation of Landing at Hyannis since 2019.

Al Urbanski
10/7/2024
After 12 years, a Tennessee mall will finally get its IMAX theater
Fort Henry Mall in Kingsport expects construction of the attraction to begin in January.

Al Urbanski
10/1/2024
Trademark installs two new development honchos
JLL and Newmark Merrill veteran Lance Taylor joins as senior VP.

Al Urbanski
9/30/2024
Macerich reports its space at NYC’s Queens Center fully leased
Five new brands filling the mall include Primark, Warby Parker, and Gap.

Al Urbanski
9/30/2024
The Girl Scouts set up shop at Walmart
The organization aims to expose its new DreamLab concept to a wider audience at retail.

Al Urbanski