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Peter Abruzzo Introduces “The Tech Tuxedo”
What defines a mogul? What defines an innovator? If I could summarize my definition of the two, Peter Abruzzo would be the answer. As CEO of Xedo, an online tuxedo rental company, Peter Abruzzo is changing the game as we know it. His dedication to anything he sets his mind to is second to none. His sphere of influence is massive. From formal wear to bridal to banking and everything in between, he has influenced success and created defining moments for many industries. In the words of Mr. Abruzzo, “Xedo is poised well to revolutionize the tuxedo rentalindustry.”
Xedo was inspired by leveraging the impeccable heritage of ACS Clothing Group. It was established in Glasgow two decades ago and has evolved from a Scottish wholesale supplier into UK’s leading provider of formalwear. Peter Abruzzo’s success dates back to an early age when in 1979, he took over his Grandfather’s tuxedo rental company formed in the 1920’s. He recalls this as a defining moment in his journey. At the age of ten, Peter wanted to be involved in everything business. He embraced every aspect of running his grandfather’s company and had a huge appetite to learn as much as he could from the people he looked up to most: his grandfather, a master tailor, and his father, a marketing genius. Some of these valuable lessons have stood the test of time and continue to influence Peter’s decisions today. Peter took this store and turned it into 550 storelocations in record breaking time, becoming one of the highest grossing formal wear companies nationwide.Prior to Xedo, Peter was at the helm of his consulting firm for over a decade. He worked alongside CEOs of formal wear and bridal powerhouses, helping to lead the exponential growth of each brand. With an eye for business model analysis and restructuring, some of Peter’s accomplishments include facilitating the integration of David’s Bridal and After Hours, as well as being instrumental in the turnaround of a division of Men’s Wearhouse, more than doubling revenue.His plans for the future include expanding its celebrity partnerships and diversifying its product suite to include suit rentals. Having already built the #1 formalwear company in the U.S.,Peter’s goal now is the help build the #1 formalwear company in the world. By combining the creative talent of today’s top designers with the industry-leading ability of ACS Group, Xedo is offering a higher-quality, better-fitting tux; a Perfect Match accessory color matching system; and 100% online wedding party management. Xedo will reinvent rental worldwide, enabling partners tomeet the needs of today’s digitally driven Millennial clientele.
His advice for you future entrepreneurs: always follow your dreams. Never give up and always give everything you do 150%! The most important thing is to find something you love to do and do it well—something that makes you want to jump out of bed every morning to get to work and need to be reminded when it’s time to leave. Take the word “No” out of your vocabulary. There’s always a way to make it happen…find the right people to align with and the answer will come.
Be sure to check out Xedo.com for all your Tuxedo needs! -
National Prom Day
New York, March 2016 – PromGirl, the largest nationwide online retailer of prom and special occasion dresses for teens, is excited to announce that March 31st has been officially established as National Prom Day by the National Day Calendar.
National Prom Day has been designed to celebrate this milestone event, allowing everyone to honor friendship, cherish memories, celebrate history, and enjoy the fun and excitement that comes with this special day. At the same time, we recognize that promoting safety and positive influences is very important. Developing a community that supports confidence, empowerment, and a celebration of young adults all around the world is a big part of National Prom Day.
“We are really excited for the launch of this landmark event and fully support the strong positive mission behind it,” said David Wilkenfeld, CEO of PromGirl. “We look forward to watching the message of empowerment develop as recognition for National Prom Day grows in the years to come.”
One of the goals of National Prom Day is to encourage Prom-goers of all ages to celebrate their individuality, their energy, and the history of prom on social media. In support of this campaign, PromGirl will be using #NationalPromDay with the tag @PromGirlxo to promote #TBT posts from Prom-goers of all ages. The company hopes that all generations will share photos from their prom, including parents, grandparents, family and friends to help celebrate the occasion and its history with a special throwback post. In addition, PromGirl will encourage community members to tag as many friends as they can on March 31st—friends who have empowered them to be who they are—in celebration of young adults around the globe!
In honor of National Prom Day, PromGirl is developing strategic alliances to help promote awareness for the occasion while giving back to good causes that share its values. PromGirl will make a donation for every dress sold on National Prom Day to organizations that are making a notable impact and difference in young people’s lives. This year, PromGirl will be partnering with Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), a long-standing champion of educating young people and developing prevention initiatives against destructive decisions. While SADD’s core focus remains on traffic safety, the organization has expanded its mission to also include substance abuse, suicide, depression, bullying, violence, body image, and more. SADD equips students with the best, most effective resources to take the lead on the issues that matter most.
To learn more about National Prom Day, visit www.nationalpromday.org.
For more information or commentary from PromGirl.com or the National Register on the establishment of the day, please contact Leesa Raab, L.Raab@BellaPR.com. For more information on SADD please, contact Dawn Teixeira (571) 271-8832.
About PromGirl LLC:
Founded in 1998, PromGirl is the largest leading online retailer of special occasion fashion, offering an extensive selection of high-quality, “in-stock” dresses at an affordable price. Our customers, and their shopping experience, are at the forefront of everything we do. We take pride in ensuring that our customers experience nothing short of perfection from the ease of browsing our styles, to finding the perfect dress to complement their personality, to wearing the finest quality dress from top designer brands. Today, our reach is global and we are proud to deliver “dream dresses” all around the world. We make this happen with an expert team of seasoned professionals in Middletown, Delaware; New York City, and a state of the art facility in New Jersey that houses hundreds of thousands of dresses.
For more information, visit us online at: www.promgirl.com or follow PromGirl on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
About Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD):
ABOUT SADD For 35 years, SADD, Inc., headquartered in Marlborough, Mass., has been committed to empowering young people to successfully navigate the risks and pressures of everyday life. Founded as Students Against Driving Drunk in 1981, SADD has become the nation’s leading peer-to-peer youth health and safety organization, with thousands of chapters in middle schools, high schools, and colleges. An inclusive organization, SADD welcomes all youth seeking support for healthy and safe development. SADD promotes broad understanding of the risks facing youth and the importance of reinforcing protective factors. This is accomplished through scientifically supported programs and practices and by sharing youth voices and youth perspectives on issues, laws and policies involving the education, culture, health, safety and treatment of youth. SADD will be effective in accomplishing its mission through caring, compassionate, committed reinforcement of protective factors and elimination of risk factors for individual teens, and by pursuing best practices, sharing scientific knowledge and integrating evidence-based approaches into our work from concept to implementation to evaluation.
To become a Friend of SADD or for more information, visit us online at: sadd.org or parentteenmatters.org or follow SADD on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
