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

8/25/2021
Westfield sues Starbucks for $5 million for not re-opening at World Trade Center
Charging that Starbucks violated the lease for its store at Westfield World Trade Center in New York, Unibail Rodamco Westfield has filed suit against the coffee chain for $5.2 million in back rent and future rent.

Al Urbanski
8/24/2021
Von Maur to close at one Des Moines mall and move to another
The Iowa-based department store chain Von Maur has decided to close its store at Valley West Mall in Des Moines next fall and open a new store in the metro’s other mall, Jordan Creek Town Center.

Al Urbanski
8/24/2021
Tanger Outlets celebrates its 40th anniversary
Shirt manufacturer Stanley B. Tanger opened the very first outlet store in North Carolina in 1981

Al Urbanski
8/23/2021
Big mixed-use project tops out in Research Triangle
Fenton, the 69-acre mixed-use district set to open next year in Cary, N.C., reached its maximum height and celebrated with a topping-out ceremony.

Al Urbanski
8/23/2021
Eight Simon malls earn sustainability certification
The Institute of Real Estate Management has awarded its sustainable property certification on eight malls owned by Simon Property Group.

Al Urbanski
8/22/2021
Chicago malls saw the biggest bounce-back in traffic
Of five major metros studied by a transportation analytics company, Chicago posted the largest return of customers to malls with an 18% increase in June 2021 versus January 2020.

Al Urbanski
8/22/2021
The Knot hires four new VPs to help it deliver on pent-up wedding demand
Due to the COVID-caused cessation of marriages in the past year, business is booming at The Knot Worldwide, which has added four vice presidents to help satisfy 2021’s wedding boom.

Al Urbanski
8/22/2021
The Atlantic: ‘The solution to high online return rates? Stores!’
What’s the big takeaway from Amazon’s apparent decision to open small department stores?

Al Urbanski
8/19/2021
InvenTrust to remake and right-size center in St. Petersburg
InvenTrust, owner of 60-plus grocery-anchored and outdoor centers, announced plans to demolish 60,000 sq. ft. of space at Gateway Market Center in St. Petersburg and right-size spaces for tenants.

Al Urbanski
8/17/2021
5Qs for Esther Bukai on post-pandemic New York
With offices, shops, and restaurants now starting to fill up again in The Big Apple, we asked Esther Bukai what kind of recovery it’s making from COVID-19.

Al Urbanski