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

11/8/2022
5Qs for Mark Toro on maintaining relevance in brick-and-mortar retail
Avalon’s developer says the mission of his new company is to build “third places” fueled by human energy.

Al Urbanski
11/7/2022
American Dream secures a four-year extension on its financing
Faced with capitalization challenges throughout its decade-long redevelopment, Triple Five's New Jersey mega-center gets a financial restart.

Al Urbanski
11/3/2022
More young adults are leaving big cities to buy houses in lower-cost metros
Retailers that have young families as their customer bases may want to start scouting locations in Boise instead of Los Angeles.

Al Urbanski
11/2/2022
Montana will get its first Whole Foods Market at a made-over Bozeman mall
About time Montanans get access to Berry Chantilly Cake and 365 Cauliflower pizza—but they’ll have to wait until Gallatin Crossing opens.

Al Urbanski
11/1/2022
Tenant-focused developer buys one of Austin’s biggest centers
Big V, whose motto is “We succeed when our tenants succeed,” acquires the million-square-foot Southpark Meadows outdoor center.

Al Urbanski
10/31/2022
Trademark will play ball with Arlington, Texas, on a mixed-use redevelopment
The city has found a developer to make a foundering shopping center part of its growing entertainment district.

Al Urbanski
10/30/2022
Macerich increases its quarterly dividend citing strong leasing and cash flow
One of the nation’s biggest mall operators has issued a strong signal of post-pandemic recovery.

Al Urbanski
10/30/2022
Poag’s partnership with JLL embarks on its first new project in Connecticut
The lifestyle center pioneer and the global real estate services plan upgrades for Glastonbury’s The Shops at Somerset Square.

Al Urbanski
10/27/2022
Survey: Half of Americans would buy a house next door to a cannabis dispensary
Will traditional retail center tenants, too, welcome them as neighbors?

Al Urbanski
10/25/2022
Sephora sees 500% rise in curbside pickups in pilot with Brookfield Properties
The curbside business of the nation’s leading beauty chain has gotten a makeover from the mall owner’s newly introduced Curbcierge service.

Al Urbanski