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Stardust Strengthens Franchise Network Through Strategic Territory Optimization

$SUNPress releaseSep 30, 2026, 5:00 PM ETRead the release

Stardust Solar terminated the franchise rights of 10 underperforming operators covering 16 territories after they failed contractual minimum sales requirements. The terminated operators represented roughly 24% of the franchise base but generated only about 11% of trailing 12-month franchise network revenue; the company retains 102 territories and cut its operator count from 41 to 31.

Key figures

Total territories
102
Operator base after
31
Operator base before
41
Terminated operators
10
Terminated territories
16
Pct of operators terminated
approximately 24%
Minimum annual franchise sales
250000
Pct of ttm franchise revenue terminated
~11%

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