Tomorrow is this holiday season’s annual Small Business Saturday, reminding Greater Clevelanders not only of the vast array of local merchants eager to serve them , but also of the Aladdin’s cave of gifts that awaits Northeast Ohioans of every age and taste.

Numerous Greater Cleveland merchants and shopping districts will be open today but will also mark Small Business Saturday. The many tempting events are prominently posted online. Small Business Saturday was originated nationally in 2010 by the American Express Co. and the federal Small Business Administration.

All told, more than 96,000 Greater Clevelanders worked in retail trade as of last December, according to the latest federal data on the Cleveland-Elyria region. That total has almost certainly grown since then, given what’s s

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