Al Urbanski
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/12/2021
Mall of America is back in (show) business
Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., has been without a cinema since last spring when CMX filed for bankruptcy and closed its operation in the mall. - 5/11/2021
The Comedy Shrine re-opens in a Chicagoland mall
The Comedy Shrine, a comedy club run by a former trouper at Chicago’s Second City improv theater, has moved into Fox Valley Center in Aurora, Ill. - 5/10/2021
April traffic report is optimistic about top-tier malls regaining their stature
PREIT CEO Joe Coradino has a “winner-take-all” theory that lesser malls will close in most markets and better malls will capture their customers and flourish. - 5/4/2021
Maui’s largest mall struggles to survive
Queen Ka’ahumanu Center, the largest mall on the Hawaiian island of Maui for 50 years, may be facing its demise. - 5/3/2021
Brookfield gives three malls back to banks
As part of a $6.5 billion deal that will make it a private company, Brookfield Property Partners returned three malls to their creditors, according to a report from KCP Research. - 5/2/2021
Tanger chooses Fillogic to handle online fulfillment for its outlets
Tanger Factory Outlets is testing a Fillogic micro-distribution hub at its Deer Park Center in Long Island and will be monitoring its effectiveness before launching it portfolio-wide. - 4/29/2021
Luxury retailers flock to Legacy West
The suburbs north of Dallas have long been a target for expanding retailers, and the Legacy West development in Plano has been snaring some of the most coveted brands. - 4/28/2021
PREIT reports leasing 600K sq. ft. of mall space in Q1
Leasing activity at PREIT properties during the first quarter of 2021 strongly contradicts a popular notion that malls will all perish post-pandemic. - 4/27/2021
Leasing activity’s on the rise in New Jersey, top broker says
Following a year when leasing activity declined by almost 30% in her state, a top broker in New Jersey sees a significant uptick in retail expansion with strong brands like Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, and Five Below eagerly snapping up empty spaces.
