Many people look to get their holiday shopping done in the days following Thanksgiving, which feature some big discounts.
People were able to score deals at major retailers on Black Friday, but Small Business Saturday is all about shopping local.
“It’s a wonderful day. People truly do come out and they support. They want to shop. They want to say hello,” said Brooke Garber, owner of Mint Julep in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Garber spent Saturday morning preparing her women’s clothing boutique for a flood of customers. She has been in business for nearly two decades with locations in Cambridge’s Harvard Square and Coolidge Corner in Brookline…