Not sure but I think FedEx provides a cut off date to ship in order to get to a destination on time.
Btw, the lots of brick and mortar retailer near us have gone under too. The rents/leases are punitive.
Retail is hell. If you cant beat them join them. This is why Im closing shop and working on my CDL A. Next Christmas I’ll be an 18 wheeler. Maybe even for FedEx.
Especially for small businesses. Shopping centers of any significant size cut better deals for big national chains because they want those longer-term "safe" leases. If you are small, you not only pay a higher rate, you are now virtually always required to sign a personal guarantee to get the lease - essentially forfeiting all of your corporation's protections and allowing the landlord to go after your personal assets if you default.