Exhibit 20.1


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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

           ROBERT H. MASSON TO JOIN HANOVER DIRECT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
                      WILL ASSUME CHAIR OF AUDIT COMMITTEE.

EDGEWATER, NJ, December 30, 2002 - Hanover Direct, Inc. today announced that
Robert H. Masson will join its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2003. Mr.
Masson was most recently Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration of
Parsons & Whittemore, Inc., one of the world's largest producers of market pulp
for the paper industry, from which he retired in June 2002. He has also served
in executive financial and treasury roles with Ford, PepsiCo, and Combustion
Engineering (now part of the ABB Group).

"We are very pleased to have Bob Masson join our Board and assume leadership of
our Audit Committee," said Tom Shull, Hanover Direct's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "Bob brings to our Board a depth of financial expertise that
will greatly assist Hanover Direct as we continue to meet the increasing
reporting demands under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. His experience allows us
to meet SEC recommendations for having a 'financial expert' as Audit Committee
Chair."

Hanover Direct also announced that J. David Hakman would be leaving the Board of
Directors effective December 31, 2002. Mr. Hakman has served as a Board member
of Hanover Direct and its predecessors since May 1989. "David has been a key
Board member for Hanover Direct and we regret his departure," said Tom Shull.
"He has diligently served the Company's interests for almost 14 years and has
made many valuable contributions."

Mr. Hakman's departure and Mr. Masson's addition to the Board will maintain the
size of Hanover Direct's Board at five members.

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 Direct's brands include
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. Keystone Internet Services, Inc. (www.keystoneinternet.com), the
Company's third party fulfillment operation, provides the logistical, IT and
fulfillment needs of Hanover Direct's subsidiaries. Information on Hanover
Direct, including each of its subsidiaries, can be accessed on the Internet at
www.hanoverdirect.com.