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

9/11/2022
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
Lucky’s is signed to star in Casto redevelopment in Columbus
Casto’s script for turning a neighborhood market into a mixed-use center has just landed a star player.

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
9/1/2022
Highest price is paid for a mall in five years: $537.5 million
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has taken a big step on its quest to depart the American mall business.

Al Urbanski
8/31/2022
CBL’s Farzana Khaleel will step down as CFO of the big mall owner
One of the top female executives in retail real estate is moving on.

Al Urbanski
8/30/2022
Hermés to open an 11,000-sq.-ft. store at Fashion Square
Looks like Scottsdale Fashion Square now has its all-star luxury lineup just about complete. And it’s a big hitter.

Al Urbanski
8/30/2022
Indy’s first mall shuts down; will become ‘Window to the World’
Erected by Edward DeBartolo in 1968, the Lafayette Square Mall just two miles north of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway enjoyed its own fast-paced traffic for decades.

Al Urbanski
8/30/2022
Macy’s will remain at SoCal mall under new lease back agreement
The Westminster Mall located between Long Beach and Santa Ana lost its Sears anchor seven years ago, but a new deal ensures that its Macy’s will live on.

Al Urbanski