Exhibit 20.1
                                                                  [HANOVER LOGO]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:    Hanover Direct, Inc.                           The MWW Group
            Charles E. Blue                                Rich Tauberman
            S.V.P & Chief Financial Officer                Tel: (201) 507-9500
            Tel: (201) 272-3412

                HANOVER DIRECT, INC. ANNOUNCES BOARD RESIGNATION

EDGEWATER, NJ, February 13, 2004 - Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX: HNV) today
announced the resignation of Martin L. Edelman from the Company's Board of
Directors, effective February 15, 2004.

"The Company and the Board express their deep appreciation and gratitude for
Marty Edelman's service to the Company and its shareholders through the recent
recapitalization," stated Tom Shull, Chairman, President and CEO of Hanover
Direct, Inc.

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. The Company's catalog and Internet portfolio
of home fashions, apparel and gift 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, LLC (www.keystoneinternet.com), the Company's third party fulfillment
operation, also provides the logistical, IT and fulfillment needs of the
Company's catalogs and web sites. Information on Hanover Direct, including each
of its subsidiaries, can be accessed on the Internet at www.hanoverdirect.com.