In most retail businesses with anything less than two years left on your lease means the business has little or no goodwill value.
In most retail businesses with anything less than two years left on your lease means the business has little or no goodwill value. You have nothing you can sell.
So if your lease is going to expire soon, even if you have up to two years left, and you hope to sell the business for anything like its true value then you need to start planning for the renewal of the lease now.
And renewing a lease is probably one of the most important transactions you will undertake in the life of your retail business.