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Al Urbanski @AlUrbanski

Real Estate Editor, Chain Store Age

Joined June 2011
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My battle with Darth Vader at WTC Mall

When I first encountered Darth Vader in a cinema at a Connecticut shopping center in 1977, little did I know that, 40-odd years later, I’d be battling him blaster-to-lightsaber inside the premier...

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Topping the National Retail Index of Metros: Seattle-Tacoma, San Fran, and Raleigh. Raleigh? That's right, Raleigh. chainstoreage.com/real-estat…
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Florida Ho! Top broker tells why the Sunshine State is like Europe and why all retailers should be expanding there. @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2I3CVKH
Rome wasn't built in a day, but monumental Hudson Yards WAS built in just six years ...@ChainStoreAge ...bit.ly/2TTsI9I
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Check out highlights from the best SPECS yet! See you at SPECS 2020. #SPECS2019 youtu.be/Y2zFa4bSZ8w
Two hundred-year-old real estate companies team up to help retailers adjust to the 21st Century @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2H6eZWr
Easton Town Centers Anne Mastin talks power villages, horse carriage rides, and Microbrewers who can cook @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2Em6BQN
Amazon's NYC pullout means little for retail real estate @ChainStoreAge ...bit.ly/2DZS4J0
The Cannabization of America: CBD product retailer is coming to a Simon Mall near you @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2DzzHdH
Two big real estate service companies-JLL & Gordon Bros.--join forces @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2SfPoAW
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Five retail CEOs to watch in 2019 @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2VnOyQC
The retail real estate community mourns the death of a true legend, Faith Hope Consolo. RIP. bit.ly/2RpGmAq
Fashion and sporting goods retailers are the biggest openers of mall stores @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2CngdK1

Study: Fashion and sporting goods brands lead in mall openings

Under Armour and H&M opened the most mall stores from 2011 to 2016, while Sears and J.C. Penney closed the most.

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Hot new retail fitness concepts include ice cold gyms? bit.ly/2EyGney
Restoration Hardware to lead Easton Town Center expansion. See slideshow @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2rKkeSz
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IKEA will expand its shopping center unit into major U.S. cities @ChainStoreAge ....bit.ly/2QJwOMP
Online beauty and cosmetics brands will form the next big wave of e-coms moving to brick and mortar retail @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2Ah2bbP
The best thing retail developers can bring to communities where they build their centers is love, says John Crossman @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2PpWhu8
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Stores are shrinking. Retail spaces 25K sf and up are closing at a 32% higher rate than stores under that size @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2xWIzrV
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Cushman forecasts a boom time for real estate investment, but B and C malls aren't likely to benefit @ChainStoreAge bit.ly/2xjLgCG
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