Can All County sell services inside my territory through other distribution channels?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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. We do not have to pay you any compensation for soliciting or accepting customer accounts from within your Territory.
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 26–28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, All County retains the right to sell services within a franchisee's territory through various distribution channels. Specifically, All County, its affiliates, or other franchisees can conduct radio, television, or other advertising, or service customer accounts inside a franchisee's territory. All County can also sell services and ancillary products, even using the All County marks, within or outside the territory through different distribution channels, including offering real estate advertising and listing services via Internet websites or published materials distributed in the territory.
This means that while All County grants a franchisee a specific territory, it does not offer an exclusive territory. All County retains significant control over sales and marketing activities within that territory through other channels. A franchisee may face competition not only from other franchisees and company-owned outlets but also from All County's own efforts through alternative distribution methods.
All County is not obligated to compensate the franchisee for any sales or orders solicited or accepted within the franchisee's territory through these other distribution channels. This aspect is crucial for prospective franchisees to consider, as it directly impacts their potential revenue and market share within their designated area. The franchisee's rights to use other distribution channels to make sales outside their territory is restricted unless they obtain prior written consent from All County.