With the end of the year almost upon us, many businesses look at their books and ponder if they can survive another year. No company wants to call it quits, but sometimes, the reality stares you in the face. In the last few weeks, both Big Lots and Party City announced they were shutting down for good. Between them, they have over 1500 locations. That’s a lot of physical space that will soon be empty and hard to fill. The retail world continues to evolve, as many companies pay more attention to online shopping than their physical locations. And for some companies, it’s already too late…