SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · ARIZONA
European Wax Centers-Galleria franchise in Arizona: what the public record shows
Franchisees of European Wax Centers-Galleria in Arizona have taken 29 SBA loans since 1991 (average $408,089), and of the 23 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 2.3% for European Wax Centers-Galleria nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in AZ
29
Resolved
23
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
2.3%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = AZ. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
1,907
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
25.2
national 26.6
Versus the country
-5%
thinner
Every business in European Wax Centers-Galleria's industry operating in Arizona — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in AZ | Local charge-off | Units in AZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planet Beach | 26 | 52.4% | — |
| Fantastic Sams | 23 | 27.8% | — |
| Amazing Lash Studio | 15 | thin | 6 |
| Elements Therapeutic Massage | 11 | 0.0% | — |
| SUPERCUTS | 10 | thin | 55 |
| GREAT CLIPS | 6 | thin | — |
| Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa | 6 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how European Wax Centers-Galleria compares to the systems a buyer in Arizona would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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