8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): NOVEMBER 6, 2002

                              HANOVER DIRECT, INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

                                     1-12082
                            (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)

                                              
          DELAWARE                                     13-0853260
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION                        (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)                          IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

       115 RIVER ROAD
    EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY                                 07020
    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL                              (ZIP CODE)
     EXECUTIVE OFFICES)





       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (201) 863-7300


          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

      On November 6, 2002, Hanover Direct, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that a conference call with management to review the Fiscal
2002 third quarter and year-to-date operating results will be held on Friday,
November 8, 2002 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit 20.1 - Press Release dated November 6, 2002 of the Company.

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          HANOVER DIRECT, INC.
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                     (Registrant)

November 6, 2002                          By:  /s/ Edward M. Lambert
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Edward M. Lambert
                                          Title:  Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

EX-20.1

Exhibit 20.1


                                                           [HANOVER DIRECT LOGO]


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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


       HANOVER DIRECT ANNOUNCES DATE AND TIME FOR NINE MONTHS RESULTS
                                CONFERENCE CALL

EDGEWATER, NJ, November 6, 2002 - Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX: HNV) today
announced that a conference call with the management of Hanover Direct, Inc. to
review the Fiscal 2002 third quarter and year-to-date operating results will be
held on Friday, November 8, 2002 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. If you would like to
participate in the call, please call 800-633-8538 (domestic) and 212-346-6439
(International) between 9:50 a.m. and 9:55 a.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 November 9, 2002 and can be accessed by calling 800-633-8284
(domestic) and 402-977-9140 (International), Access Code #21014285.


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.