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

7/5/2022
American Ninja Warrior Adventure Park makes debut in SoCal Mall
For more than a dozen years, NBC has challenged top amateur athletes in the United States to compete against each other in high-flying obstacle courses and win a spot in the “American Ninja Warrior” finals in Las Vegas.

Al Urbanski
7/5/2022
The leasing chief of N.C.’s Fenton Project moves on to Atlanta and Spring Quarter
Dotan Zuckerman will now take his leasing talents to the Dallas Arts District and Spring Quarter in Atlanta.

Al Urbanski
7/4/2022
PREIT sells land at Moorestown Mall for multifamily housing development
Before COVID-19 got all Class A mall developers considering new uses for their well-located land, PREIT CEO Joe Coradino said he would consider selling off surrounding mall property to multifamily developers in dense regions needing housing.

Al Urbanski
6/30/2022
American Dream to offer NYC fireworks views from its Dream Wheel
American Dream is marching out a battalion of special offers to get folks to spend time with Triple Five on the Fourth.

Al Urbanski
6/29/2022
Consumers: ‘We wish specialty retailers could deliver as fast as fast-food’
During peak hours at some of its locations, Chick-fil-A can fill the orders of 100 cars an hour during peak times.

Al Urbanski
6/28/2022
Freddy’s Steakburgers will add 57 new locations in the Lone Star State
One of the fastest-growing burger chains aims to nearly double its store count in Texas.

Al Urbanski
6/28/2022
5Qs for John Dee on omnichannel integration
In the new retail world, landlords have to become digital marketers

Al Urbanski
6/28/2022
Michigan mall’s autism museum is said to be the first of its kind
The Autism History Museum at Meridian Mall in Okemos, Mich., was the idea of Xavier DeGroat.

Al Urbanski
6/27/2022
‘Eat Happy’ sandwich shop Mendocino Farms expands in Dallas
The L.A. restaurant with the Blue Cow statues and the “Not So Fried” chicken sandwich is continuing its move into Texas.

Al Urbanski
6/22/2022
Pyramid obtains an extension on its loan for Destiny USA
Since June began, Pyramid Management Group secured new financing for two of its centers.

Al Urbanski