An Etsy-style retail chain abruptly closed all of its stores, leaving customers and vendors blindsided

Painted Tree Boutiques, a nationwide retail chain that gave independent small business owners a brick-and-mortar platform to sell gifts, clothing, and home decor products, abruptly announced that it would cease all business operations on Tuesday, April 14. Vendors were given a 10-day window to collect their inventory during limited daytime hours.  The Arkansas-based company was founded in 2015 and later expanded to over 60 locations across more than a dozen states. Painted Tree d...