EXHIBIT 20.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:          Hanover Direct, Inc                       The MWW Group
                  Edward M. Lambert                         Jamie Schwartz
                  E.V.P & Chief Financial Officer           Rich Tauberman
                  Tel: (201) 272-3325                       Tel: (201) 507-9500


           HANOVER DIRECT ANNOUNCES DATE AND TIME FOR FIRST HALF 2002
                            RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

EDGEWATER, NJ, August 2, 2002 -Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX: HNV) today announced
that a conference call with the management of Hanover Direct, Inc. to review the
Fiscal 2002 first half operating results will be held on Thursday, August 8,
2002 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. If you would like to participate in the call,
please call 866-492-4377 (domestic) and 212-346-0147 (International) between
12:50 p.m. and 12:55 p.m. Eastern Time. A replay of the conference call will be
available one hour after the call until 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 9,
2002 and can be accessed by calling 800-633-8284 (domestic) and 402-977-9140
(International), Access Code #20800992.


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,
SILHOUETTES, INTERNATIONAL MALE, 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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