David Richardson, left, and Todd Seaton, right, are handing the reins at Skivvies over to new owner Ben Kelley, center. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff WriterTaffet@DallasVoice.com David Richardson and Todd Seaton have sold the last piece of their Cedar Springs retail empire to the store’s former manager.
Ben Kelley, who has been with Skivvies since 2015, took over ownership at the beginning of the year. Richardson and Seaton’s retail conglomerate extended way beyond The Strip to Oklahoma City and Austin.
Houston was ruled out as an expansion city years ago when other Cedar Springs merchants warned them off. Lobo, Union Jack and Nuvo all tried and failed at opening Montrose branches, so the couple looked elsewhere to expand.
Richardson began his retail career with his then-partner Steve Freeman at TapeLenders on Cedar Springs Road. They opened a card and gift store called Jungle Red inside the Habana Inn in Oklahoma City.