The sudden closure of Painted Tree Boutiques after being open for less than a year in Birmingham caused panic, devastation, anger and heartbreak, according to a former vendor.
Painted Tree Boutiques, a national shopping mall, with a Birmingham location on US-280 supporting more than 200 entrepreneurs, announced on Tuesday, April 14, that it will close more than 60 of its stores nationwide, effective immediately.
“It’s ensued absolute panic,” Bailey McCurdy, an Alabama artist and former Painted Tree vendor said in an Instagram post…