the.com/territory rights
the invisible fence around who gets to sell what, to whom, without stepping on anyone's lawn.
means a contractual grant giving a distributor, agent, or franchisee exclusive control over sales in a defined geographic area.
from rooted in feudal land grants and colonial trade licenses, where crowns carved up markets before businesses ever did the same with sales maps.
franchise staplemost fast food deals guarantee a protected radius
exclusivity clauseoften means even the parent company cannot compete there
antitrust flashpointregulators watch these deals for market-carving collusion