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  Corporation,  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
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 covering  1,000,000  shares of the Company's
Common  Stock,  $.01 par value  per  share,  and to sign any and all  amendments
(including  post-effective  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 instrument  on
this 28th day of July, 1995.



                                                        Lawrence Tomchin

                                                        Lawrence Tomchin






                               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  Corporation,  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
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 covering  1,000,000  shares of the Company's
Common  Stock,  $.01 par value  per  share,  and to sign any and all  amendments
(including  post-effective  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 instrument  on
this 25th day of July, 1995.


                                                         Robert Davidoff

                                                         Robert Davidoff




                               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  Corporation,  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
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 covering  1,000,000  shares of the Company's
Common  Stock,  $.01 par value  per  share,  and to sign any and all  amendments
(including  post-effective  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 instrument  on
this 26th day of July, 1995.



                                                          Tibor Fabian

                                                          Tibor Fabian