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

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.

Al Urbanski
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.

Al Urbanski
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?”

Al Urbanski
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.

Al Urbanski
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.

Al Urbanski
9/8/2022
Teriyaki Madness is out to bring Seattle’s tastiest dish to the nation
In downtown Seattle, there are teriyaki shops on nearly every corner and locals rarely go a week without indulging in the town’s garlic-and-ginger-infused grilled chicken and vegetables.

Al Urbanski
9/7/2022
JLL: Retail space leased in the second quarter is the most since 2017
Retail space is officially hard to get.

Al Urbanski
9/6/2022
Malls and open-air centers fall in YoY traffic counts
Inflation caused a deflation in back-to-school traffic at malls and lifestyle centers, according to a report from Placer.ai.

Al Urbanski
9/6/2022
5Qs for Jason Baker about retail expansion in Houston
Houston is big and getting bigger, says one of the top retail real estate brokers in the market

Al Urbanski
9/5/2022
Top YouTube star busts into the burger business at American Dream
YouTube sensation Jimmy Donaldson recently gave $10,000 to each of 23 people who eluded being captured by him overnight in the American Dream mall.

Al Urbanski