The summer of 2015, Catalina Certan was offered an accounting internship at Sarno & Son Tuxedo. Her main duties included working with Accounts Receivables & Accounts Payables. She would make sure all the payments received were deposited, posted and applied to the specified accounts. Additionally, she would assist the Accounts Payable supervisor with paying checks for the company’s expenses, or analyze the cash registers sent by the stores owned by Sarno & Son Tuxedo. However, the main responsibilities did not limit Catalina from getting additional experience in other different departments of the company. Catalina’s supervisor was Nancy Sarno Delos Rios, treasurer and CEO of Sarno & Son. Working close with Nancy, Catalina was able to get a deeper
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In order to satisfy Pennsylvania’s residents and offer them elegant, yet affordable formalwear for special occasion, Ralph Sarno, an Italian master suit maker, immigrated to United States and founded “Sarno’s Custom Tailor Shop” in Scranton. The company underwent several rebranding plans, until it adopted its current name “Sarno & Son Tuxedo”. One huge influence on the name and business approach was Ralph’s son, Larry, joining the business in 1960. If prior to Larry, Sarno’s Custom Tailor Shop was personally designing and creating tuxedos corresponding to people’s order, by late 1970, Larry expanded the business by including alternations, dry cleaning, custom suit making, tuxedo rentals and sales. Additionally, the son built a chain of 11 stores extending from Williamsport to Syracuse, NY. In 1978, Mark, Larry’s son, joined the company and his idea was to shift from a retail shop to a wholesale supplier of tuxedos. Eight years later, Larry’s daughter, Nancy joined the family trade, by insuring proper function of the accounting and financial activities of the business. What started as a small custom tailoring shop, is now the most thriving business in Scranton in its third generation, with 40 highly visible store locations on the Eastern Seaboard, which are the leaders in service and style for formal wear. Sarno & Son Tuxedo is also part of the Savvi Formalwear cooperative with over 500+ stores coast to
In order to satisfy Pennsylvania’s residents and offer them elegant, yet affordable formalwear for special occasion, Ralph Sarno, an Italian master suit maker, immigrated to United States and founded “Sarno’s Custom Tailor Shop” in Scranton. The company underwent several rebranding plans, until it adopted its current name “Sarno & Son Tuxedo”. One huge influence on the name and business approach was Ralph’s son, Larry, joining the business in 1960. If prior to Larry, Sarno’s Custom Tailor Shop was personally designing and creating tuxedos corresponding to people’s order, by late 1970, Larry expanded the business by including alternations, dry cleaning, custom suit making, tuxedo rentals and sales. Additionally, the son built a chain of 11 stores extending from Williamsport to Syracuse, NY. In 1978, Mark, Larry’s son, joined the company and his idea was to shift from a retail shop to a wholesale supplier of tuxedos. Eight years later, Larry’s daughter, Nancy joined the family trade, by insuring proper function of the accounting and financial activities of the business. What started as a small custom tailoring shop, is now the most thriving business in Scranton in its third generation, with 40 highly visible store locations on the Eastern Seaboard, which are the leaders in service and style for formal wear. Sarno & Son Tuxedo is also part of the Savvi Formalwear cooperative with over 500+ stores coast to