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

6/15/2026
Centennial takes over third-party management of Paramus Park
The 770,000-sq.-ft. mall has been in business for more than half a century.

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6/14/2026
Trader Joe’s opens at Toro Development’s first big project
The store lights go on at Medley in suburban Atlanta.

Al Urbanski
6/11/2026
USA Today names Florida mall the nation’s best for second year in a row
Aventura Mall once again wins the favor of the national news brand’s readership.

Al Urbanski
6/10/2026
DLC sells Connecticut’s Tri-City Plaza
East Coast Acquisitions spends $62.5 million for the 296,000-sq.-ft. center.

Al Urbanski
6/10/2026
CenterCal Properties acquires San Diego’s Mira Mesa Market
Plans to re-curate the center into a more vibrant destination.

Al Urbanski
6/9/2026
Placer.ai: Despite high gas prices, mall visits continued to rise in May
Widening categories of uses keep them busy during the middle of the week.

Al Urbanski
6/7/2026
500 brands to participate in Simon’s National Outlet Shopping Day
The nation’s premier mall operator will simmer with summer savings beginning June 11.

Al Urbanski
6/4/2026
CBL lands Cheesecake Factory and Pop Mart at St. Louis mall
Another new restaurant concept to be announced soon at West County Center.

Al Urbanski
6/3/2026
The self-proclaimed 'better burrito' franchise fans out across the Southeast
Barberitos has 45 shops in business and 32 more sold and in development.

Al Urbanski
6/2/2026
5Qs for DLC’s Adam Ifshin on the rise of the landlord
For landlords, says Ifshin, the retail real estate market is better than it’s been in 30 years.

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