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

11/8/2021
Better burger chain Ford’s Garage continues expansion
The chain calls itself “your neighborhood burger and beer joint” and claims its interiors have the vibe of a 1920s service station--though the old Esso station didn’t have “Green and Clean” veggie burgers.

Al Urbanski
11/4/2021
Block of Oak Street snags top price paid for a Chicago retail asset in five years
A block that lists Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Moncler on its retail roster has been purchased by Union Investment Real Estate for an undisclosed price.

Al Urbanski
11/4/2021
RH signs lease for its first gallery in Orange County
The rooftop restaurant at RH’s gallery in Newport Beach will have ocean views.

Al Urbanski
11/2/2021
First Look: Timothy Oulton’s New York City flagship store
Timothy Oulton, the British furniture, lighting, and décor brand known for remolding traditional designs into modern templates, has done the same with its new store in Manhattan’s Flatiron District.

Al Urbanski
11/1/2021
Target to fill the empty JCP space at Brooklyn’s Kings Plaza
Anchors Aweigh: Macerich wins a top tenant upgrade at Kings Plaza.

Al Urbanski
11/1/2021
American company signs agreement to help open outlet centers in India
The Outlet Resource Group, a Chicago-based company that operates eight outlet centers in the United States, is setting out to help introduce the bargain retail segment to India.

Al Urbanski
11/1/2021
And the world’s most popular department store is…
The big red sign on the Macy’s flagship in New York’s Herald Square bills it as the biggest store in the world. Now a British party wall surveying firm has identified it as the world’s most widely searched department store.

Al Urbanski
10/31/2021
Mall of America’s not waiting to look a lot like Christmas
Supply chain problems have retailers and center operators alike expecting an early start to the holiday shopping season, and Mall of America is rounding up its reindeer.

Al Urbanski
10/31/2021
Cinemas catch fire in October with best box office since February 2020
October was more like Christmas for America’s shut-down and embattled movie theaters.

Al Urbanski
10/31/2021
Major mall-owner CBL exits Chapter 11
“This is a huge day for CBL,” said chief executive Stephen Lebovitz, whose company just emerged from Chapter 11.

Al Urbanski