EXHIBIT 24.1


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity as a director or officer, or both, of REX Stores Corpora-
tion, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Stuart A. Rose and Edward M. Kress, or any one of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
1996 and to sign any and all amendments thereto, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and any one of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any one of
them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instru-
ment on this 17th day of April, 1996.


                                      LAWRENCE TOMCHIN
          
                                      Lawrence Tomchin



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                                                             EXHIBIT 24.2


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity as a director or officer, or both, of REX Stores Corpora-
tion, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Stuart A. Rose, Lawrence Tomchin and Edward M. Kress,
and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year
Ended January 31, 1996 and to sign any and all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
any one of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact 
and agents or any one of them, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instru-
ment on this 4th day of April, 1996.


                                      ROBERT DAVIDOFF
                          
                                      Robert Davidoff



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                                                            EXHIBIT 24.3


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity as a director or officer, or both, of REX Stores Corpora-
tion, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Stuart A. Rose, Lawrence Tomchin and Edward M. Kress,
and each or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year
Ended January 31, 1996 and to sign any and all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and
any one of them, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact 
and agents or any one of them, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instru-
ment on this 17th day of April, 1996.


                                      TIBOR FABIAN

                                      Tibor Fabian



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