Al Urbanski
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/22/2022
JLL: Sales of luxury goods rose 8.6% in 2021 to $64 billion
There’s a good reason why luxury retailers like Hermès and Gucci are opening more and bigger stores in the United States. - 9/20/2022
Northwood hits a high note with this guitar
Austin has statues of both Stevie Ray Vaughan and Willie Nelson holding guitars. But neither of these big stars’ axes are as big as this one. - 9/20/2022
Seven JCPenney stores sell for $65.2 million
An Illinois-based real estate disposition specialist has brought its total sale of JCPenney stores and distribution centers to a value of $868 million. - 9/20/2022
Toro Development’s debut will come at new town center north of Atlanta
The man who directed the development of one of the most highly regarded retail centers in the country—Avalon in Alpharetta—has just unveiled the plans for his new company’s first ground-up mixed-use center. - 9/14/2022
MrBeast sets traffic record at American Dream
Top YouTube poster MrBeast might have just told Don Ghermezian, “Open my first burger joint and I’ll give you the biggest crowd you ever had.” - 9/13/2022
‘Quiet Quitting’ of office workers threatens long-term effect on downtown retail traffic
“Quiet Quitting’ -- workers’ lingering retreat from their office spaces and obligations -- appears here to stay. And employers are having a hard time fighting it. - 9/13/2022
Riveters women’s hockey team inks three-year deal to make American Dream its home ice
“A pro hockey team in New Jersey, playing its home games in the middle of a shopping mall. Kind of perfect?” - 9/13/2022
CityWide secures $7 million in financing to spur re-do of Birmingham center
When Crestwood Festival Centre in Birmingham, Ala., got a new owner last month, it had 15 vacancies. - 9/12/2022
Hermès continues U.S. expansion; signs new lease in Atlanta
Hermès, the worldwide supplier of luxury leather goods and ready-to-wear apparel and accessories, continues its expansion in the United States. - 9/11/2022
Report: Evening traffic in U.S. downtowns hits a high in August
Hot weather and school vacations brought more office workers and tourists back to major urban centers last month.
