European Wax Center is a major chain of hair removal salons that offers waxing services as well as products in the skincare, body, and brow categories. The salons typically are 1,200 to 1,400 square feet and employ 10 to 15 people. Founded in Aventura, Florida in 2004 and based in Plano, TX, European Wax Center is run through franchising. The chain has 878 locations in the United States, including locations in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Wikipedia