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

6/22/2026
Placer.ai: How Darden is eating up the full-service dining category
Foot traffic cross-category was down in May. Every Darden brand was up except one.

Al Urbanski
6/22/2026
A&G hires a new senior consultant
Ted Parris previously held leadership roles at Newmark and JLL.

Al Urbanski
6/17/2026
Greg Maloney joins Second Horizon as a senior advisor
He will focus on asset strategy, leasing, and operational excellence.

Al Urbanski
6/17/2026
Pop-ups-only center debuts on the street in Chicago
LiveLaunch packs 11 “modular storefronts” into a 7,000-sq.-ft. space in Fulton Market.

Al Urbanski
6/16/2026
Bass Pro Shops acquires top Florida fishing resort
Cheeca Lodge & Spa has been a prime destination for anglers for 70 years.

Al Urbanski
6/15/2026
Centennial takes over third-party management of Paramus Park
The 770,000-sq.-ft. mall has been in business for more than half a century.

Al Urbanski
6/15/2026
Purified water brand aims to go nationwide
New Jersey-based Purity Water hires JLL to launch its expansion.

Al Urbanski
6/14/2026
Trader Joe’s opens at Toro Development’s first big project
The store lights go on at Medley in suburban Atlanta.

Al Urbanski
6/11/2026
USA Today names Florida mall the nation’s best for second year in a row
Aventura Mall once again wins the favor of the national news brand’s readership.

Al Urbanski
6/10/2026
DLC sells Connecticut’s Tri-City Plaza
East Coast Acquisitions spends $62.5 million for the 296,000-sq.-ft. center.

Al Urbanski
6/10/2026
CenterCal Properties acquires San Diego’s Mira Mesa Market
Plans to re-curate the center into a more vibrant destination.

Al Urbanski
6/9/2026
Placer.ai: Despite high gas prices, mall visits continued to rise in May
Widening categories of uses keep them busy during the middle of the week.

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