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Exhibit 20.1

                                                           [HANOVERDIRECT LOGO]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:    Hanover Direct, Inc                            The MWW Group
            Brian C. Harriss                               Jamie Schwartz
            E.V.P & Chief Financial Officer                Rich Tauberman
            Tel: (201) 272-3224                            Tel: (201) 507-9500

                   HANOVER DIRECT ANNOUNCES DATE AND TIME FOR
                     FIRST HALF 2001 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

WEEHAWKEN, NJ, August 6, 2001 -Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX: HNV) today announced
that a conference call with the management of Hanover Direct, Inc. to review the
Fiscal 2001 first half operating results and ongoing strategic restructuring
activities will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2001 at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time. If you would like to participate in the call, please call 212-346-0250
between 10:50 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The call will begin
promptly at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. A re-play of the conference will
be available from 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 14, 2001 until 11:59
p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 15, 2001 and can be accessed by calling
800-633-8284 (domestic) and 858-812-6440 (International).

ABOUT HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX: HNV) and its business units provide quality, branded
merchandise through a portfolio of catalogs and e-commerce platforms to
consumers, as well as a comprehensive range of Internet, e-commerce, and
fulfillment services to businesses. Hanover Brands, Inc. is comprised of the
Company's catalog and e-commerce web site portfolio of home fashions, apparel
and gift brands, including Domestications, The Company Store, Company Kids,
Encore, Silhouettes, International Male, Undergear, Scandia Down, and Gump's By
Mail. The Company owns Gump's, a retail store based in San Francisco. Each brand
can be accessed on the Internet individually by name. erizon, Inc. is comprised
of Keystone Internet Services, Inc. (www.keystoneinternet.com), the Company's
third party fulfillment operation, and also provides the logistical, IT and
fulfillment needs of Hanover Brands, Inc. Information on Hanover Direct,
including each of its subsidiaries, can be accessed on the Internet at
www.hanoverdirect.com.


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