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

7/9/2026
PopUp Bagels enters New Jersey
The Westfield store will be the first of 25 to be opened in The Garden State.

Al Urbanski
7/7/2026
JLL fills 40K square feet of space at center being repositioned in New Jersey
Primetime Fitness signs 25,000-sq.-ft. lease at The Shops at Brick.

Al Urbanski
7/6/2026
New Jersey’s Cherry Hill Mall signs six new tenants
Aritzia and its A-OK Café will fill a 20,000-sq.-ft. space.

Al Urbanski
7/6/2026
Retail and entertainment center to fill empty Macy’s site in Brooklyn
BKX will take up 440,000 square feet across five levels.

Al Urbanski
7/6/2026
Center changes hands in high-income Dallas-Fort Worth suburb
Prosper Center is near the site of the Universal Kids Resort.

Al Urbanski
7/1/2026
Colliers: How ‘kidults’ are fueling sales of toys and collectibles
Adult shoppers pay premium prices for items tied to their childhoods.

Al Urbanski
6/30/2026
Federal Realty names a digital innovation director
Hines veteran Paige Pitcher has driven tech innovation for some of the nation’s largest REITs.

Al Urbanski
6/29/2026
Historic Maryland brickworks to be the site of a mixed-use development
The 65-acre Frederick Brickworks development will hold 100,000 square feet of retail.

Al Urbanski
6/28/2026
After 60 years in its space at Cherry Hill Mall, Spencer’s makes a move
After 60 years in its space at Cherry Hill Mall, Spencer’s makes a move

Al Urbanski
6/28/2026
Family Dollar completes $75 million sale-leaseback across 19 states
46 Family Dollar stores were involved in the deal.

Al Urbanski
6/25/2026
New Jersey center sees 40% surge in visits following redevelopment
Operator claims new tenants have transformed the Blue Star center into a regional destination.

Al Urbanski
6/23/2026
Dick’s Sporting Goods moves into bigger space at Eastwood Mall
Bulks up its store by 20,000 square feet at the Ohio mega-mall.

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