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EXHIBIT 10.1

                               FIRST AMENDMENT OF

                               SERVICES AGREEMENT

                FIRST AMENDMENT OF SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Amendment"), made as
of the 23rd day of April, 2001, by and among Hanover Direct, Inc., a Delaware
corporation having an office at 1500 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, New Jersey
07087 ("Hanover Direct"), Thomas C. Shull ("Shull") and Meridian Ventures, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company ("Meridian").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

        WHEREAS, Hanover, Shull and Meridian entered into that certain Services
Agreement dated as of December 5, 2000 (the "Agreement;" all terms defined in
the Agreement, unless otherwise defined, having the same meanings when used in
this Amendment); and

        WHEREAS, Hanover, Shull and Meridian desire to clarify a definition
contained in Section 8 of the Agreement.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

        1.      The Agreement is hereby amended by amending the first sentence
of the first paragraph of Section 8 thereof to read as follows:

        "If Meridian, Shull or any member, officer or employee of, or
        consultant, contractor or subcontractor to, Meridian who serves as
        Consultant to the Company (including, without limitation, John F. Shull,
        Paul Jen, Peter Schweinfurth or Evan M. Dudik) ("Indemnitee") is
        threatened with or made a party to, or called as a witness or deposed or
        subpoenaed in, any action, suit or other legal, administrative or
        governmental proceeding or other legal process by reason that Indemnitee
        is or was deemed a consultant, officer, employee or other agent of the
        Company or any of its affiliates, the Company shall defend, indemnify
        and hold Indemnitee harmless to the maximum extent allowed by applicable
        law and the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws against
        all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
        judgments, suits, claims, disbursements and expenses, including counsel
        fees reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith, to the
        extent the same are not paid under the D&O Insurance and travel and
        lodging expenses ("Indemnified Liability" or "Indemnified Liabilities");
        provided however, that Indemnitee shall not be entitled to
        indemnification hereunder to the extent any such liability, obligation,
        loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, claim, disbursement or
        expense results from the gross negligence,

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        willful misconduct or criminal conviction ("Willful Misconduct") of
        Indemnitee as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction."

        2.      The Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
immediately after Section 16 thereof:

        "17. Successors and/or Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the
        parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include
        the successors and/or assigns and/or personal representatives of such
        party, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be
        binding on the parties hereto and the successors and/or assigns and/or
        personal representatives of such party."

        3.      Except as hereby amended, the Agreement is hereby ratified and
confirmed to be in full force and effect.

        4.      This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws of the state of New Jersey.

        5.      This Amendment may be signed in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Amendment as
of the date hereinabove set forth.

                                            HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

                                            By:    /s/ Brian C. Harriss
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                                            Name:  Brian C. Harriss
                                            Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

                                            MERIDIAN VENTURES, LLC

                                            By:    /s/ Thomas C. Shull
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                                            Name:  Thomas C. Shull
                                            Title: President

                                            /s/ Thomas C. Shull
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                                            THOMAS C. SHULL, as an individual

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EXHIBIT 10.2

                              Hanover Direct, Inc.
                              1500 Harbor Boulevard
                           Weehawken, New Jersey 07087

                                                                  April 30, 2001

Thomas C. Shull and
   Meridian Ventures, LLC
28 Leeward Lane
Riverside, CT  06878

Gentlemen:

        Reference is made to the Services Agreement dated as of December 5,
2000, as amended April 23, 2001 (the "Services Agreement"), among Meridian
Ventures, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company controlled by Thomas C. Shull
("Meridian"), and Thomas C. Shull, jointly and severally, and Hanover Direct,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Hanover"), whereby Mr. Shull serves as Chief
Executive Officer of Hanover. Hanover has recently put in place the Hanover
Direct, Inc. Key Executive Eighteen Month Compensation Continuation Plan (the
"Plan") effective as of May 3, 2001. Capitalized terms used herein without
definition have the meanings provided in the Plan.

        Hanover hereby requests that, so long as the Plan is in effect and the
Chief Executive Officer of Hanover is a Participant thereunder, Meridian and Mr.
Shull accept the Change in Control Benefits provided for in the Plan in lieu of
the compensation contemplated by the second and third sentences of Section
6(b)(B) of the Services Agreement (which benefits amounts will not be offset
against the Flat Fee provided for in the Services Agreement and shall be payable
at such times and in such amounts as provided in the Plan rather than in a lump
sum payable within five business days after the termination date of the Services
Agreement as contemplated by the first sentence of Section 6(e) of the Services
Agreement). For purposes of the Change in Control Benefits under the Plan and
this letter agreement, the parties agree that Mr. Shull's annualized base salary
is $600,000. In addition to the benefits provided by Section 5 of the Services
Agreement, Mr. Shull and those persons named in such Section 5 shall also be
entitled to the optional cash out of stock options as provided in Section 6.3 of
the Plan. Also, consistent with the Company's ordinary course benefits and
pursuant to the resolution approved unanimously by the Hanover Direct, Inc.
Board of Directors on April 25, 2001, Mr. Shull is entitled to payment of one
year annual base salary in the event he is terminated without cause during any
period of his continued employment as the Chief Executive Officer of Hanover
following the termination of the Services Agreement. The participation and
benefits to which Mr. Shull is entitled under the Plan shall also survive the
termination of the Services Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof in the event
that Mr. Shull is still employed as the Chief Executive Officer of Hanover and
is a Participant under the Plan. Should the Plan no longer be in effect or the
Chief Executive Officer no longer be a Participant thereunder, Meridian and Mr.
Shull shall continue to be entitled to the compensation contemplated by the
second and third sentences of Section 6(b)(B) of the Services Agreement.

        Should Meridian and Mr. Shull be in agreement with the foregoing, kindly
sign your names in the spaces provided below and return a copy of this letter
agreement to the undersigned whereupon it shall constitute a binding agreement
between us.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

                                       By: /s/ Brian C. Harriss
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                                                Brian C. Harriss
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

Accepted and agreed as

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of the date first above written.

MERIDIAN VENTURES, LLC

By:  /s/ Thomas C. Shull
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     Thomas C. Shull, President

/s/ Thomas C. Shull
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EXHIBIT 10.3
                              HANOVER DIRECT, INC.
                          KEY EXECUTIVE EIGHTEEN MONTH
                         COMPENSATION CONTINUATION PLAN

                                    SECTION 1

                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN

        1.1     Hanover Direct, Inc. ("Hanover") has established this Hanover
Direct, Inc. Key Executive Eighteen Month Compensation Continuation Plan (the
"Plan") effective as of April 27, 2001 (the "Effective Date"). The purpose of
the Plan is to attract and retain key management personnel by reducing
uncertainty and providing greater personal security in the event of a Change of
Control.

        1.2     It is the Company's intention that this Plan constitute an
"employee welfare plan" within the meaning of Section 3(1) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and a "severance
pay plan" within the meaning of Department of Labor ("DOL") Regulation Section
2510.3-2(b).

                                    SECTION 2

                                   DEFINITIONS

        2.1     "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of Hanover.

        2.2     "Change of Control" means the first to occur of any of the
events described in subsections (i) through (iv) below, following the Effective
Date:

                (i)     When any Person becomes, through an acquisition, the
beneficial owner of shares of Hanover having at least fifty percent (50%) of the
total number of votes that may be cast for the election of directors of Hanover
(the "Voting Shares"); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall
not constitute a Change of Control:

                        (a)     if a Person owns less than fifty percent (50%)
of the voting power of Hanover and that Person's ownership increases above fifty
percent (50%) solely by virtue of an acquisition of stock by Hanover, then no
Change of Control shall have occurred, unless and until that Person subsequently
acquires one or more additional shares representing voting power of Hanover; or

                        (b)     any acquisition by a Person who as of the date
of the establishment of the Plan owned at least thirty-three percent (33%) of
the Voting Shares.

                (ii)(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control will
occur when the shareholders of Hanover approve any of the following (each, a
"Transaction"):

                        (I)     any reorganization, merger, consolidation or
other business combination of Hanover;

                        (II)    any sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of
Hanover's assets; or

                        (III)   a complete liquidation or dissolution of
Hanover.

                (b)     Notwithstanding subsection (ii)(a) above, shareholder
approval of either of the following types of Transactions will not give rise to
a Change of Control:

                        (I)     a Transaction involving only Hanover and one or
more of its subsidiaries; or

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                        (II)    a Transaction immediately following which the
shareholders of Hanover immediately prior to the Transaction continue to have a
majority of the voting power in the resulting entity.

                (iii)   When, within any twenty-four (24) month period, persons
who were directors of Hanover (each, a "Director") immediately before the
beginning of such period (the "Incumbent Directors") shall cease (for any reason
other than death or disability) to constitute at least a majority of the Board
of Directors or the board of directors of any successor to Hanover. For purposes
of this subsection (iii), any Director who was not a Director as of the
effective date of the Plan shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director if such
Director was elected to the Board of Directors by, or on the recommendation of,
or with the approval of, at least a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors or the nominating committee who, at the time of the vote, qualified as
Incumbent Directors either actually or by prior operation of this subsection
(iii), and any persons (and their successors from time to time) who are
designated by a holder of thirty-three percent (33%) or more of the Voting
Shares to stand for election and serve as Directors in lieu of other such
designees serving as Directors on the effective date of the Plan shall be
considered Incumbent Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any director
elected to the Board of Directors to avoid or settle a threatened or actual
proxy contest shall not, under any circumstances, be deemed to be an Incumbent
Director.

                (iv)    When Hanover sells, assigns or transfers more than fifty
percent (50%) of its interest in, or the assets of, one or more of its
subsidiaries (each, a "Sold Subsidiary" and, collectively, "Sold Subsidiaries");
provided, however, that such a sale, assignment or transfer will constitute a
Change of Control only for:

                        (a)     the Participants who are Employees of that Sold
Subsidiary; and

                        (b)     the Participants who are Employees of a direct
or indirect parent company of one or more Sold Subsidiaries, and then only if:

                                (I)     the gross assets of such parent
company's Sold Subsidiaries constitute more than fifty percent (50%) of the
gross assets of such parent company (calculated on a consolidated basis with the
direct and indirect subsidiaries of such parent company and with reference to
the most recent balance sheets of the Sold Subsidiaries and the parent company);

                                (II)    the property, plant and equipment of
such parent company's Sold Subsidiaries constitute more than fifty percent (50%)
of the property, plant and equipment of such parent company (calculated on a
consolidated basis with the direct and indirect subsidiaries of such parent
company and with reference to the most recent balance sheets of the Sold
Subsidiaries and the parent company); or

                                (III)   in the case of a publicly-traded parent
company, the ratio (as of the date a binding agreement for the sale is entered)
of (x) the capitalization (based on the sale price) of such parent company's
Sold Subsidiaries, to (y) the market capitalization of such parent company, is
greater than 0.50.

        For purposes of this Section 2.2(iv), a Transaction shall be deemed to
involve the sale of more than fifty percent (50%) of a company's assets if:

                        (a)     the gross assets being sold constitute more than
fifty percent (50%) of the gross assets of the company as stated on the most
recent balance sheet of the company;

                        (b)     the property, plant and equipment being sold
constitute more than fifty percent (50%) of the property, plant and equipment of
the company as stated on the most recent balance sheet of the company; or

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                        (c)     in the case of a publicly-traded company, the
ratio (as of the date a binding agreement for the sale is entered) of (x) the
capitalization (based on the sale price) of the division, subsidiary or business
unit being sold, to (y) the market capitalization of the company, is greater
than 0.50.

        For purposes of this Section 2.2(iv), no Change of Control shall be
deemed to have occurred if, immediately following a sale, assignment or transfer
by Hanover of more than fifty percent (50%) of its interest in, or the assets
of, a Sold Subsidiary, any shareholder of Hanover owning thirty-three percent
(33%) or more of the voting power of Hanover immediately prior to such
transactions, owns no less than the equivalent percentage of the voting power of
the Sold Subsidiary.

        2.3     "Change of Control Benefits" means the enhanced severance pay
and other benefits described in Section 5 of the Plan.

        2.4     "Company" means Hanover and those of its subsidiaries or
affiliates identified on Appendix A, and each of their successors.

        2.5     "Disability" means the earlier of (1) the permanent and total
disability of the Participant such that he/she is entitled to the receipt of
benefits under the Company's Long Term Disability Plan in which he/she
participates; or (2) the permanent and total disability of the Participant such
that he/she is unable to substantially perform his/her duties and
responsibilities with the Company by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that
has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than
twelve (12) months. The Participant will not be considered to be permanently and
totally disabled unless he/she furnishes proof of the existence of such
disability in such form and manner and based on competent medical advice, and at
such times, as the Plan Administrator may reasonably require.

        2.6     "Employee" means any person whom the Company employs for
purposes of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

        2.7     "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

        2.8     "For Cause" means the involuntary termination of the
Participant's employment with the Company on account of the Participant's (i)
willful and continued failure to perform his/her regular duties for the Company,
(ii) misconduct that is injurious to the Company, financial or otherwise, (iii)
commission of an act of fraud or dishonesty relating to and adversely affecting
the Company, (iv) conviction of a felony in connection with his/her employment
with the Company, or (v) habitual failure, after the provision of written notice
to the Participant specifying such failure and a reasonable opportunity having
been afforded to the Participant to cure such failure having lapsed, to perform
his/her employment duties for the Company in a manner satisfactory to the
Company.

        2.9     "For Good Reason" means the voluntary termination by the
Participant of his/her employment with the Company following a Change of Control
on account of any of the following actions which occur on the date of or
following the date of such Change of Control: (i) a substantial and material
diminution of the duties or responsibilities of the Participant for the Company,
(ii) a material and substantial diminution of the then-current base salary,
target bonus or comparable long-term incentive opportunity of the Participant,
(iii) requiring the Participant to regularly report to work at a facility that
is more than thirty (30) miles from the facility at which the Participant
regularly reported as of the day immediately preceding the Change of Control,
(iv) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any material employee
benefit or compensation plan of the Company including, but not limited to, life
insurance plan, health insurance plan or accidental death or disability plan in
which the Participant was participating, unless such employee benefit or
compensation plan, life insurance plan, health insurance plan, or accidental
death or disability plan or similar plan is replaced with a comparable plan in
which the Participant will participate or which will provide the Participant
with reasonably comparable benefits in the aggregate, (v) the failure of the
Company to provide the Participant with the number of paid vacation days to
which the Participant would otherwise be entitled in accordance with the
vacation policy of the Company, or (vi) any action by the Company that adversely
affects in a material way the Participant's

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participation in or materially reduces the Participant's benefits under any of
such the Company's employee benefit or compensation plans; provided, however,
that in all cases, in order to terminate his/her employment with the Company For
Good Reason, a Participant must notify the Company in writing that Good Reason
exists within sixty (60) days of the Participant's knowledge of the event or
events constituting Good Reason. The Company shall thereafter have thirty (30)
days within which to cure the Participant's otherwise Good Reason (the "Cure
Period"). Unless the Participant's Good Reason is cured during the Cure Period,
the Participant's termination For Good Reason shall become effective on the
first business day following the conclusion of the Cure Period.

        2.10    "Offer of Comparable Employment" means an offer from a purchaser
of assets from the Company to employ a Participant in a position that, provided
it was accepted by the Participant, would not constitute Good Reason under
Section 2.9.

        2.11    "Participant" means any Employee who upon or after the Effective
Date of the Plan is the Chief Executive Officer of Hanover, a corporate
Executive Vice President or corporate Senior Vice President of the Company or
Strategic Business Unit President or other Employee selected for participation
in the Plan by the Chief Executive Officer of Hanover.

        2.12    "Person" means any "person" (as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of
the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof), including a
"group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, but excluding (i)
the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the
Company (including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee), and (iii) any
person who, as of the date of the establishment of the Plan, owned at least
thirty-three percent (33%) of the Voting Shares (but excluding any unaffiliated
successor or assignee of such thirty-three percent (33%) or greater holder).

        2.13    "Plan Administrator" means the Board of Directors or its
delegate or delegates.

        2.14    "Without Cause" means the involuntary termination of the
Participant's employment with the Company due to lack of work or any other
reason that the Board of Directors determines is in the best interest of the
Company, other than For Cause or Disability.

                                    SECTION 3

                       ELIGIBILITY FOR PLAN PARTICIPATION

        Section 2.11 sets forth the Employees of the Company who shall be
Participants in the Plan. Prior to a Change of Control, a Participant shall
cease to be a Participant in the Plan on the earliest to occur of the following
dates: (i) the date the Participant is no longer classified as a Participant
within the meaning of Section 2.11; (ii) the date of the Participant's death;
(iii) the date on which the Participant voluntarily terminates his/her
employment with the Company for any reason; (iv) the date on which the
Participant's employment is terminated by the Company for any reason; or (v) the
effective date of the termination of the Plan. Upon or following a Change of
Control, a Participant shall cease to be a Participant in a Plan on the earliest
to occur of the following dates: (i) the date of the Participant's death; (ii)
the date on which the Participant voluntarily terminates his/her employment with
the Company other than for Good Reason; (iii) the date on which the
Participant's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause; (iv) the date
on which the Participant voluntarily or involuntarily terminates his/her
employment with the Company as a result of his/her Disability; or (v) the
effective date of the termination of the Plan.

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                                    SECTION 4

              CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT OF CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS

        A Participant shall be entitled to Change of Control Benefits under the
Plan solely if there occurs a Change of Control and thereafter the Company
terminates his/her employment Without Cause or the Participant voluntarily
terminates his/her employment with the Company For Good Reason, in either case,
solely during the two (2) year period immediately following the Change of
Control. A Participant shall not be entitled to Change of Control Benefits under
the Plan if he/she: (i) voluntarily terminates his/her employment with the
Company or has his/her employment with the Company terminated by the Company, in
either case, prior to a Change of Control; (ii) he/she voluntarily terminates
employment with the Company following a Change of Control but other than For
Good Reason, (iii) is terminated by the Company following a Change of Control
For Cause, (iv) has his/her employment with the Company terminated solely on
account of his/her death; (v) voluntarily or involuntarily terminates his/her
employment with the Company following a Change of Control as a result of his/her
Disability, or (vi) employment with the Company is terminated by the Company
upon or following a Change of Control but where he/she receives an Offer of
Comparable Employment, regardless of whether the Participant accepts such Offer
of Comparable Employment.

                                    SECTION 5

                           CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS

        5.1     The Change of Control Benefits shall be as follows: (i) an
amount equal to eighteen (18) months of the Participant's annualized base
salary; (ii) an amount equal to the product of eighteen (18) multiplied by the
applicable monthly premium that would be charged by the Company for COBRA
continuation coverage for the Participant, the Participant's spouse and the
dependents of the Participant under the Company's group health plan in which the
Participant was participating and with the coverage elected by the Participant,
in each case immediately prior to the time of the Participant's termination of
employment with the Company; (iii) an amount equal to eighteen (18) months of
the Participant's car allowance then in effect as of the date of the termination
of the Participant's employment with the Company; and (iv) a maximum of twelve
(12) months of executive-level outplacement services at a major outplacement
services firm to be selected by the Plan Administrator.

        5.2     Except as set forth in Section 5.3, the aggregate Change of
Control Benefits (other than those provided in subsection 5.1(iv)) shall be paid
to the Participant in one lump sum payment, less applicable withholdings, within
thirty (30) days of the Participant's termination of employment with the Company
under circumstances entitling him/her to Change of Control Benefits under
Section 4.

        5.3     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan,
Change of Control Benefits shall be paid to a Participant only after the
Participant executes a general release and waiver of claims ("Release")
containing such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may reasonably
require; provided, however, that Change of Control Benefits shall not be paid to
a Participant until such Release becomes effective and is no longer subject to
revocation by the Participant.

        5.4     In the event that the aggregate of the Change of Control
Benefits paid or provided to, or that may be paid or provided to, the
Participant under the Plan and/or any other remuneration from the Company
("Aggregate Payments") is in the aggregate determined to constitute an "Excess
Parachute Payment," as such term is defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Company shall pay to
the Participant prior to the time any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of
the Code ("Excise Tax") is payable with respect to such Aggregate Payments, an
additional amount which, after the imposition of all income and excise taxes
thereon, is equal to the Excise Tax on the Aggregate Payments; provided,
however, that if the present value of the Aggregate Payments exceed the
Safe-Harbor Amount (as hereinafter defined) by ten percent (10%) or less, then
the Aggregate Payments shall be reduced (in present value) to the Safe-Harbor
Amount. The "Safe-Harbor Amount"

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means the amount, expressed as a present value, of the Aggregate Payments upon
which no Excise Tax would be due as a result of Section 280G of the Code. For
purposes of this Section 5.4, present value shall be determined in accordance
with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.

                                    SECTION 6

                       OPTIONAL CASH OUT OF STOCK OPTIONS

        6.1     Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if a Change of
Control occurs, all stock options and stock appreciation rights previously
granted to the Participant by the Company shall become fully exercisable as of
the date of the Change of Control, whether or not otherwise exercisable and
vested as of that date.

        6.2     In the event that during the two (2) year period immediately
following a Change of Control the Company terminates the Participant's
employment Without Cause or the Participant voluntarily terminates his/her
employment with the Company For Good Reason, any Company stock options held by
the Participant at the time of such termination shall remain exercisable until
twelve (12) months following such termination (but not beyond the expiration of
the stock option's term).

        6.3     Any Participant may, at any time within thirty (30) days next
following a Change of Control, in lieu of exercising his/her Company stock
options, elect to receive a cash payment equal to the positive difference
between (i) the aggregate exercise price under the stock options for which such
election is made, and (ii) the fair market value of the shares underlying such
stock options on the date such right is exercised.

        6.4     Any restriction period in effect as of the date of a Change of
Control shall end with respect to shares of restricted Company stock previously
awarded to the Participant.

                                    SECTION 7

                               CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS

        7.1     In the event that a Participant desires to make a claim with
respect to Change of Control Benefits, the Participant shall submit evidence
thereof satisfactory to the Plan Administrator. Any claim with respect to Change
of Control Benefits shall be made in writing within ninety (90) days of the
event that the Participant is asserting constitutes a termination of employment
or the first occurrence of the event which otherwise forms the basis for the
Participant's claim. Failure by the Participant to submit his/her claim within
the ninety (90) day period shall bar the Participant from any claim for benefits
under the Plan as a result of the occurrence of that event.

        7.2     In the event that a claim for Change of Control Benefits by a
Participant is wholly or partially denied, the Participant or his/her duly
authorized representative may appeal the denial of the claim to the Board of
Directors or to any committee that the Board of Directors designates at any time
within ninety (90) days after the Participant receives written notice from the
Plan Administrator of the denial of the Participant's claim. In connection
therewith, the Participant or his/her duly authorized representative may appeal
by requesting a review of the denied claim, reviewing pertinent documents, and
submitting issues and comments to the Board of Directors or such designated
committee in writing. Upon receipt of an appeal, the Board of Directors or such
designated committee shall make a decision with respect to the appeal and, not
later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the appeal, shall furnish the
Participant with a decision on review in writing, including the specific reasons
for the decision written in a manner calculated to be understood by the
Participant, as well as specific references to the pertinent provisions of the
Plan upon which the decision is based.

        7.3     No Change of Control Benefit payable to any Participant shall be
subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance or charge, other than pursuant to the laws of descent and
distribution, and any attempt to do so shall be null and void.

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        7.4     The Plan shall not give any Employee or Participant any right or
claim except to the extent that the right is fixed specifically under the Plan.
The establishment of the Plan shall not be construed to give any Employee or
Participant a right to be continued in the employ of the Company or as
interfering with the right of the Company to terminate the employment of any
Employee or Participant at any time.

                                    SECTION 8

                    ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCING OF THE PLAN

        8.1     The Plan Administrator and/or the Board of Directors shall have
the discretion, authority, duty, power and responsibility to decide all factual
and legal questions under the Plan, including without limitation, (i) the
interpretation and construction of the provisions of the Plan as it deems
appropriate, necessary or advisable and any ambiguous or unclear terms within
the Plan document, (ii) the adoption, establishment and revision of rules,
procedures and regulations relating to the Plan, (iii) the determination of the
conditions subject to which Change of Control Benefits may be payable, (iv) the
resolution of all questions concerning the status and rights of Participants
under the Plan, whether a claimant is eligible for Change of Control Benefits
under the Plan and the amount of the Change of Control Benefits, if any, a
claimant is entitled to receive, and (v) any other determinations which it
believes necessary or advisable for the administration and operation of the
Plan. All determinations of the Plan Administrator and/or the Board of Directors
shall be final and binding on all Employees and Participants. The Plan
Administrator may appoint a committee or an agent or other representative to act
on its behalf (the "Committee"), and may delegate to such committee or agent or
representative any of the powers of the Plan Administrator. Any action that such
Committee takes in connection with the Plan shall be considered to be the action
of the Plan Administrator, when the Committee is acting within the scope of the
authority that the Plan Administrator delegates to it, and the Plan
Administrator shall be responsible for all such actions.

        8.2     The Company that employs the Participant on his/her last day of
employment therewith shall pay the Participant's Change of Control Benefits, if
any, by payments made from its general assets.

                                    SECTION 9

                            AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

        The Board of Directors in accordance with applicable corporate law
reserves the right at any time to amend or terminate the Plan; provided,
however, that no Company shall discontinue its participation in the Plan and the
Plan shall not be amended or terminated in a manner that would adversely affect
any then Participant, if such discontinuance of participation, amendment or
termination would be effective during the period (i) commencing 90 days prior to
a Change of Control and ending on the day immediately following the Change of
Control; or (ii) commencing on the date of a Change of Control and ending two
(2) years following the date of the Change of Control.

                                   SECTION 10

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

        10.1    The failure of the Plan Administrator to enforce any of the
provisions of the Plan shall in no way be construed as a waiver of any such
provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of the Plan or any part hereof,
or the right of the Plan Administrator thereafter to enforce every other
provision of the Plan.

        10.2    Change of Control Benefits received by a Participant shall be in
lieu of and not in addition to and shall supersede and replace severance
benefits, change of control benefits or any similar payments or benefits a
Participant might be eligible for under any other practice, plan, policy,
program, agreement or arrangement of the Company.

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        In addition, to the extent that any federal, state or local law (to the
extent not preempted by ERISA), including, without limitation, so-called "plant
closing" laws (e.g. the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
("WARN"), 29 U.S.C. Section 2101 et seq.), shall require the Company to make a
payment (e.g., payment in lieu of notice) of any kind to a Participant because
of the involuntary termination of that Participant's employment with the Company
due to layoff, reduction in force, plant or facility closing, sale of business,
or similar event, the Change of Control Benefits provided under this Plan shall
be reduced by an amount equivalent to any amounts the Participant receives or
will receive pursuant to, or in satisfaction of, the aforementioned plant
closing laws. The Company intends for the benefits provided under the Plan to
satisfy any and all statutory obligations which may arise out of a Participant's
involuntary termination due to layoff, reduction in force, plant or facility
closing, sale of business or similar event, and the Plan Administrator shall so
construe and implement the terms of the Plan.

        If any federal, state or local law (to the extent not preempted by
ERISA), including without limitation, workers' compensation laws (and excluding
applicable state or federal laws regarding jury duty or active military service)
or any Company plan, policy, benefit or practice, including, without limitation,
payment of disability benefits, either provides or requires the Company to
provide a Participant with income in place of the Participant's salary accruing
after the Participant's employment with the Company terminates, then the amount
of Change in Control Benefits to which that Participant would have been entitled
under the Plan shall be reduced by the amount received or to be received by that
Participant following the termination of that Participant's employment with the
Company.

        10.3    Section headings are for convenience only and the language of
the Plan itself shall be controlling.

        10.4    The Plan shall be unfunded. Any liability of the Company under
the Plan shall be based solely on contractual obligations, if any, that are
created hereunder. No such liability of the Company shall be deemed to be
secured by any property of the Company.

        10.5    The Plan Administrator, each member of any Committee designated
under the Plan and each member of the Board of Directors shall, except as
prohibited by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any and
all liabilities, costs and expenses (including legal fees), to the extent not
covered by liability insurance, arising out of any action taken (or the omission
of any action) by such individual with respect to the Plan, unless the
liability, cost or expense arises from the individual's (i) claim for his or her
own Change of Control Benefit, (ii) gross negligence, (iii) bad faith, (iv)
reasonable belief his or her conduct was unlawful, or (v) conviction of any
criminal act or criminal misconduct. This indemnification shall continue as to
an individual who has ceased to be the Plan Administrator, a Committee member or
member of the Board of Directors, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of any such individual.

        10.6    Whenever any Change of Control Benefits become payable under the
Plan, the Company shall have the right to withhold such amounts as are
sufficient to satisfy any federal, state or local withholding tax requirements.

        10.7    No Participant shall be under any obligation to mitigate in
connection with any Change of Control Benefits payable under the terms of this
Agreement.

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        10.8    The Plan shall be construed and administered under the laws of
the State of New York. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the
contrary, ERISA shall preempt any and all state laws relating to the Plan.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Hanover has caused the Plan to be executed on April
27, 2001.

                                        HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Charles F. Messina
                                                ------------------

                                        Title: Executive Vice President
                                               Chief Administrative Officer

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                                   APPENDIX A

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ENTITY                                       FEDERAL ID NUMBER
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AMERICAN DOWN & TEXTILE CO.                  39-1766575
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BRAWN OF CALIFORNIA, INC.                    95-2908436
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GUMP'S BY MAIL, INC.                         94-3222698
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GUMP'S CORPORATION                           22-3236243
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HANOVER BRANDS, INC.                         22-3700593
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HANOVER DIRECT PA, INC.                      23-1887078
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HANOVER DIRECT VA, INC.                      22-3248827
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HANOVER HOME FASHIONS GROUP, LLC             54-1893519
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HENRE, INC.                                  22-3269658
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HORN & HARDHART, INC.                        13-2770055
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KEYSTONE INTERNET SERVICES, INC.             23-2938106
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LWI HOLDINGS, INC.                           22-3336728
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