{"id":346,"date":"2016-11-28T10:42:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T10:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.isb.edu\/centre-for-family-enterprise\/?p=346"},"modified":"2025-12-31T09:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:42:09","slug":"journey-continues-for-family-business-in-dixon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.isb.edu\/centre-for-family-enterprise\/2016\/11\/28\/journey-continues-for-family-business-in-dixon\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey continues for family business in Dixon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nemer Kaleel arrived at Ellis Island from his native Lebanon in 1905, with nothing but his dreams. The 17-year-old Nemer left Beirut on a cattle boat and eventually settled in Spring Valley. He scraped up enough money to buy a horse and buggy, and the framework of a family business was born \u2013 Kaleel\u2019s Country Peddler.<\/p>\n<p>In 1939, the Kaleel family moved from Spring Valley to Earlville, the site of the family\u2019s first storefront. The focus of the business was men\u2019s clothing. Nemer\u2019s three sons chose the family business path. In July 2014, the Kaleels established a presence in Dixon, but the operations quickly outgrew the site thanks in part to plans for the addition of a silkscreening and embroidery business.<\/p>\n<p>Two more generations of Kaleels are running Kaleel\u2019s Clothing &amp; Printing in Dixon. While the printing business is growing, the core remains men\u2019s clothing and accessories.<\/p>\n<p>As more of the apparel industry transitions from storefronts to websites, the allure of the Kaleels\u2019 old-school niche becomes more enticing for some shoppers. Nemer\u2019s son, George said he\u2019s never used a computer at his Amboy store, and he doesn\u2019t think he\u2019s missing much. He prefers to maintain an intimate experience for customers \u2013 the kind that can be hard to find in today\u2019s retail world.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll go through the store\u2019s huge fabric books to custom-design the perfect suit or tuxedo. Customers still get catalogs, and many place special orders to get exactly what they want. The business has a Facebook page, and a website is in the works, but the family business is still rooted in the belief that good service never goes out of style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople appreciate that there\u2019s someone to wait on them, and actually help them pick out something,\u201d George\u2019s son, Mark, said.<\/p>\n<p><i>Source: Eggemeier, Pam., <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saukvalley.com\/\"><i>www.saukvalley.com<\/i><\/a><i>, Nov. 21, 2016; <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saukvalley.com\/2016\/09\/27\/journey-continues-for-family-business-in-dixon\/awgt72s\/?page=2\"><i>http:\/\/www.saukvalley.com\/2016\/09\/27\/journey-continues-for-family-business-in-dixon\/awgt72s\/?page=2<\/i><\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nemer Kaleel arrived at Ellis Island from his native Lebanon in 1905, with nothing but his dreams. The 17-year-old Nemer left Beirut on a cattle boat and eventually settled in Spring Valley. 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