Painted Tree Boutiques, located at 4606 U.S. 280 in the River Ridge Shopping Plaza, closed unexpectedly on April 14 after operating for less than a year.
The store operated as a large vendor marketplace where individual entrepreneurs rented booth space to sell merchandise ranging from home décor and clothing to gifts and specialty items.
More than 200 local vendors were affected by the closure and were required to remove their inventory following the shutdown…