What kind of competition might an All County franchisee face?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
t mail campaigns or physically visiting real estate offices or other businesses in your Territory for the purposes of soliciting referrals. You will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control.
Activity Outside of Territory. You have the right to provide services to customer account locations located up to 50 miles from the principal business address for the Franchised Business.
We have the right to establish ALL COUNTY® business offices anywhere outside your Territory. Except for conducting grass-roots marketing efforts in your Territory, defined as conducting direct mail campaigns or physically visiting real estate offices or other businesses in your Territory for the purposes of soliciting referrals, we, our affiliates, or other franchisees have the right to conduct radio, television, or other advertising, or service customer accounts inside your Territory. We have the right to sell services and any ancillary products, whether or not using the Marks, inside or outside your Territory through distribution channels other than ALL COUNTY® businesses, including offering real estate advertising and listing services through Internet websites or through published materials that are distributed in your Territory. We do not have to pay you any compensation for soliciting or accepting orders inside your Territory.
You do not have the right to use other channels of distribution, such as the Internet, catalog sales, telemarketing, or other directed marketing to make sales outside your Territory, unless we provide you with our prior written consent. You do not receive any options, rights of first refusal, or similar rights to acquire additional franchises.
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 26–28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee may face competition from several sources. Although All County will not establish another business office within a franchisee's territory, the franchise agreement does not grant an exclusive territory. This means that a franchisee could face competition from other All County franchisees, from business outlets that All County owns, or from other competitive brands that All County controls.
All County, its affiliates, or other franchisees retain the right to conduct advertising, including radio and television, and service customer accounts within a franchisee's territory. All County also has the right to sell services and ancillary products, potentially through online websites or published materials, inside or outside a franchisee's territory through different distribution channels. The franchisee will not receive compensation for orders solicited or accepted inside their territory by All County or its affiliates.
Furthermore, All County or its other franchisees may enter into agreements to provide services to national or regional companies, which may require them to provide services to locations within a franchisee's territory. In such cases where a fixed amount is paid for services at all locations, All County will allocate the amount among the businesses performing the services. These competitive factors highlight the importance of a franchisee's marketing and service efforts to maintain and grow their customer base within their designated territory.