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I guess the brainchild of Spardello's came a long time ago.
Starting with my grandmother and a tradition assumed by my parents.
As young boys my grandmother routinely brought us to better
specialty and department stores. My parents shared in this routine.
Naturally with the type of treatment
we received we grew to love specialty stores. The one feature
I truly appreciated was after taking my new suit home, I looked
inside and my initials were in it. How important and special
I felt.
As I grew older and worked different
jobs I bought myself better clothing from better stores. Only
to wake up one day and realize the disappearances of these
stores. That is when I decided to take action.
Almost immediately I found a small
store in a plaza which once housed a store I admired,
(Monticello's) a premier men's store. Monticello''s
had closed about 1994. And the plaza that once housed
only Montcello's was subdivided and rented out. As fate would
have it the middle unit was vacant. And one look through
the glass decided it all.
The interior was all mirrored and
there was a staircase in the middle of the floor. I
envisioned a private tailor shop downstairs. This is
exactly what happened. A bottle of Windex and some fixtures
and furniture and I was in business.
I sort out the advice of my uncle
Ray Spardello in the business for several decades and also
of a key salesmen of Monticello's, Joe Barbato and I was off.
Being a quick study I paid close attention
to these veterans and it paid off.
After 3 years I bought a building
a quarter mile from the Monticello plaza. We have been at
this current location for 4 years. Thank God.
Retail business is a struggle everyday
but I love it. Service is the key. We try to do whatever a
customer asks at Spardello's. No request too small, or too
big.
Spardello's unlike other clothing
stores has tailors on duty 7 day's a week, and Spardello's
does not charge for alterations on items bought from us. Including
shirts.
I did open 2 other stores in 2002.
One in Newport, R.I. and the other at 139 Main ST. in East
Greenwich, R.I. Both stores have tailors on duty whenever
the stores are open.
I truly hope you enjoy our store as I have enjoyed the pleasure
of specialty stores because of my parents and grandparents.
Hope to see you soon!
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