The Gap will shutter its store at the Atrium Mall tonight, adding to a wave of departures over the past two years that has nearly emptied the once prosperous shopping destination on Route 9. Once a beacon to upscale shoppers in Boston’s western suburbs, the Atrium has been crippled mainly by the growth in competition from other high-end malls, such as Legacy Place in Dedham and the Natick Collection.
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