Those of us in the Midwest tend to laugh every time a variation of this story pops up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Video https://www.familyvideo.com/storelocator/

The relevant bit from Wikipedia, "Unlike much of its competition, Family Video owns the real estate housing their stores, helping them to avoid unsuccessful lease negotiations that led to the demise of Blockbuster and Movie Gallery, which includes Hollywood Video. And rather than depending on the revenue-sharing model used by others in the business, the chain buys and owns their movies, allowing them to keep all the rental profit"

So come on over to Fly-Over Country™ where video rental stores never went out of fashion :)