Rick Hindin, ad exec and co-founder of Britches of Georgetown, dies
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Rick Hindin, a retail entrepreneur who co-founded Britches of Georgetowne and later returned to his roots in advertising, died Sunday at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 82.
D.C. native Hindin began his career in advertising at Lewis & Dobrow while attending night classes at George Washington University. In 1966, he shifted paths to launch the Georgetowne Slack Shoppe with his Coolidge High School friend David Pensky. The pair initially sold only slacks before expanding into menswear and accessories. In 1967, they founded Britches of Georgetowne.
The company was sold to CML Group in 1983, but Hindin remained as president and CEO until 1988. Under his leadership, Britches expanded to more than 100 stores across seven states, with annual sales exceeding $110 million by 1988.
Hindin continued his entrepreneurial and philanthropic work in the years that followed. He acquired a 50% stake in the Washington-based ad agency Adworks, founded the Asterisks Group, and served on numerous nonprofit and corporate boards.
