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

6/16/2024
Placer.ai: An analysis of Kroger’s diverse, national reach
Supermarket banners such as Fry’s in Arizona and Smith’s in Utah and Wyoming posted 5% traffic increases in 2024’s first quarter.

Al Urbanski
6/13/2024
Pine Tree buys six centers for half-a-billion dollars
The well-tenanted open-air centers are 95% leased and cover 2.5 million sq. ft. combined.

Al Urbanski
6/12/2024
Long Island mall set for $100 million makeover
Hicksville’s Broadway Commons mall will re-emerge as The Shoppes on Broadway.

Al Urbanski
6/11/2024
New GM takes over at Westfield Old Orchard
Maegen Akers is now in charge of day-to-day operations at the Skokie, Ill. mall.

Al Urbanski
6/11/2024
5Qs for Katz & Associates' prez Marty Hennessy on his 30-plus years in retail real estate
The lack of available space, says Hennessy, has forced retail brands to be more flexible on their co-tenancy requirements and site criteria.

Al Urbanski
6/6/2024
Trademark hires new chief of property operations
Caruso, Taubman, and Westfield veteran Jamie Cox will oversee all operational aspects at the Fort Worth-based developer’s 17 properties.

Al Urbanski
6/5/2024
DLC makes its second big center purchase in a week
The fast-expanding developer’s latest buy: the 400,000-sq.-ft. Colony Place in Plymouth, Mass.

Al Urbanski
6/4/2024
Centennial takes over management of Sacramento’s biggest mall
Arden Fair will be the fifth California property in the company’s portfolio.

Al Urbanski
6/2/2024
Sephora expands its outlet presence with five new leases at Tanger
“Sephora brings to us an aspirational beauty experience our customers have wanted for a long time,” says Tanger’s leasing chief.

Al Urbanski
6/2/2024
New live-work-play center in West Los Angeles welcomes five new tenants
Solidcore, Artha, and Hammer & Nails take spaces at Hines’s West Edge center at the intersection of Olympic and Bundy.

Al Urbanski