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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW YORK

Play It Again Sports (Retail Sports) franchise in New York: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Play It Again Sports (Retail Sports) in New York have taken 11 SBA loans since 1991 (average $143,927)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 14.6% is the better guide.

SBA loan outcomes · New Yorkvs national

Loans in NY

11

Resolved

9

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

14.6%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NY. 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 of 30 loans.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in New York7 systems
SystemLoans in NYLocal charge-offUnits in NY
THE UPS STORE NON-TRADITIONAL818.3%269
Save - a - Lot15thin
Convenient Food Mart7thin
Cartridge World6thin
FLEET FEET, FLEET FEET TRIATHLETE5thin
Naturals2Go5thin
Once Upon a Child5thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Play It Again Sports (Retail Sports) compares to the systems a buyer in New York would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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