HANOVER DIRECT INC
11-K, 1996-06-28
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K


                                  ANNUAL REPORT

                            Pursuant to Section 15(d)
                   of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

           For the fiscal years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995


A. Full Title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of
   the issuer named below:

                 HANOVER DIRECT, INC. SAVINGS & RETIREMENT PLAN
                            c/o HANOVER DIRECT, INC.
                              1500 Harbor Boulevard
                           Weehawken, New Jersey 07087

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of
   its principal executive office:

                              HANOVER DIRECT, INC.
                              1500 Harbor Boulevard
                           Weehawken, New Jersey 07087



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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To the Administrative Committee of
Hanover Direct, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
of Hanover Direct, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan (formerly The Horn & Hardart
Company  Savings  Plan) as of  December  31,  1995  and  1994,  and the  related
statements  of changes in net assets  available for benefits for the three years
then ended.  These financial  statements and the schedules referred to below are
the  responsibility of the  Administrative  Committee.  Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these  financial  statements  and  schedules  based on our
audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the accounting  principles used and significant  estimates made by the
Administrative  Committee, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation.  We believe  that our audits  provide a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the changes in net assets available for benefits
for the three years then ended in conformity with generally  accepted accounting
principles.

Our  audits  were  made for the  purpose  of  forming  an  opinion  on the basic
financial  statements taken as a whole. The supplemental  schedules  attached to
the financial  statements are presented for purposes of additional  analysis and
are not a required part of the basic financial  statements but are supplementary
information  required by the  Department  of Labor's Rules and  Regulations  for
Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of
1974.  The Fund  Information  in the  statements  of net  assets  available  for
benefits and the  statements of changes in net assets  available for benefits is
presented  for purposes of  additional  analysis  rather than to present the net
assets  available for benefits and changes in net assets available  for benefits
of  each  fund.   The  supplemental  schedules and  Fund Information  have  been
subjected  to the  auditing  procedures  applied  in  the  audits  of the  basic
financial  statements  and, in our  opinion,  are fairly  stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



New York, New York                                           ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
June 27, 1996


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                HANOVER DIRECT, INC. SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
              (FORMERLY THE HORN AND HARDART COMPANY SAVINGS PLAN)
                STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                        AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          1994
                               FIXED      CONSERVATIVE    CAPITAL     CONSERVATIVE   BALANCED      HANOVER
                               INCOME         BOND         GROWTH        EQUITY        VALUE     DIRECT, INC.
                                FUND          FUND          FUND          FUND         FUND       STOCK FUND     COMBINED
<S>                          <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>            <C>
                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
ASSETS:
    Fund receivable          $  328,925   $    31,279    $   65,054   $    56,356    $  55,276   $     9,559    $   546,449
    Plan participant loan
      receivable                427,989                                                                             427,989
    Unallocated
      contributions              41,358         7,782        16,339        13,083       19,239         6,093        103,894
    Investment in Fixed
      Income Fund             3,834,203                                                                           3,834,203
    Investment in Bond
      Fund                                    582,898                                                               582,898
    Investment in Growth
      Fund                                                1,404,022                                               1,404,022
    Investment in Equity
      Fund                                                              1,289,586                                 1,289,586
    Investment in Balanced
      Value Fund                                                                     1,624,488                    1,624,488
    Investment in Hanover
      Direct Inc. Common
      Stock (at market)-
        Chemical Bank                                                                                 44,538         44,538
    Investment in Hanover
      Direct Inc. Common
      Stock (at market)-PW
      Trust                                                                                          839,506        839,506
                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total assets          4,632,475       621,959     1,485,415     1,359,025    1,699,003       899,696     10,697,573
 
LIABILITIES AND FUND
  BALANCE:
  Contributions payable
    to:
    Hanover Direct, Inc
      and Subsidiaries           28,206           858         3,219         1,665        3,828         2,305         40,081
    Participants                                                                                                     -
                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Net assets
          available for
          benefits           $4,604,269   $   621,101    $1,482,196   $ 1,357,360    $1,695,175  $   897,391    $10,657,492
                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          1995
                               FIXED      CONSERVATIVE    CAPITAL     CONSERVATIVE    BALANCED      HANOVER
                               INCOME         BOND         GROWTH        EQUITY         VALUE      DIRECT, INC.
                                FUND          FUND          FUND          FUND          FUND       STOCK FUND     COMBINED
<S>                          <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
ASSETS:
    Fund receivable          $   40,474   $    13,984    $   45,556   $    34,818    $   33,862   $    11,521    $   180,215
    Plan participant loan
      receivable                425,939                                                                              425,939
    Unallocated
      contributions              16,613         6,975        22,534        18,380        20,669         6,045         91,216
    Investment in Fixed
      Income Fund             4,225,843                                                                            4,225,843
    Investment in Bond
      Fund                                    741,289                                                                741,289
    Investment in Growth
      Fund                                                2,140,680                                                2,140,680
    Investment in Equity
      Fund                                                              1,896,783                                  1,896,783
    Investment in Balanced
      Value Fund                                                                      2,322,203                    2,322,203
    Investment in Hanover
      Direct Inc. Common
      Stock (at market)-
        Chemical Bank                                                                                                 -
    Investment in Hanover
      Direct Inc. Common
      Stock (at market)-PW
      Trust                                                                                           416,849        416,849
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total assets          4,708,869       762,248     2,208,770     1,949,981     2,376,734       434,415     12,441,017
 
LIABILITIES AND FUND
  BALANCE:
  Contributions payable
    to:
    Hanover Direct, Inc
      and Subsidiaries           10,985         5,532        18,638         6,499         8,302        14,020         63,976
    Participants                 29,439         4,753        18,147         6,830        13,222         5,328         77,719
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Net assets
          available for
          benefits           $4,668,445   $   751,963    $2,171,985   $ 1,936,652    $2,355,210   $   415,067    $12,299,322
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                HANOVER DIRECT, INC. SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
               (FORMERLY THE HORN & HARDART COMPANY SAVINGS PLAN)
           STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
           FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1994 AND 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         1993
                                                                     PARTICIPANT
                                                                       DIRECTED
                                FIXED      CONSERVATIVE   CAPITAL    CONSERVATIVE    BALANCED      HANOVER
                               INCOME          BOND        GROWTH       EQUITY        VALUE      DIRECT, INC.
                                FUND           FUND         FUND         FUND          FUND       STOCK FUND     COMBINED
<S>                          <C>           <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
                             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS:
Interest income              $    73,172   $       139    $    275   $       275    $      313   $        101   $    74,275
Change in plan participant
    loan receivable              208,526                                                                            208,526
Contributions
  Participants                 2,057,907                                                                          2,057,907
  Hanover Direct, Inc. and
    subsidiaries (net of
    credited forfeitures
    of $0, $36,579 and
    $44,691 in 1993, 1994
    and 1995, respectively       428,289                                                                            428,289
Interfund transfers           (3,767,622)      493,687     934,526       968,591     1,246,768        124,050       --
                             -----------   ------------   --------   ------------   ----------   ------------   -----------
                              (1,281,426)      493,687     934,526       968,591     1,246,768        124,050     2,486,196
                             -----------   ------------   --------   ------------   ----------   ------------   -----------
        Total additions         (999,728)      493,826     934,801       968,866     1,247,081        124,151     2,768,997
DECREASE IN NET ASSETS:
Disbursements,
  withdrawals,
  terminations and
  administrative costs         1,200,843         4,126       9,389         9,273        12,488          3,083     1,239,202
Unallocated forfeitures           24,135           384         759           555           777          9,969        36,579
Change in contribution
  receivable rollover                                                                                               --
Net change in depreciation
  (appreciation) on fund
  investments                    (46,751)      (13,092)    (42,048)      (39,127)      (54,702)    (1,098,589)   (1,294,309)
                             -----------   ------------   --------   ------------   ----------   ------------   -----------
    Total deductions
      (additions)              1,178,227        (8,582)    (31,900)      (29,299)      (41,437)    (1,085,537)      (18,528)
                             -----------   ------------   --------   ------------   ----------   ------------   -----------
      Net increase
        (decrease)            (2,177,955)      502,408     966,701       998,165     1,288,518      1,209,688     2,787,525
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS, beginning of
  year                         5,293,444       --            --          --             --            158,886     5,452,330
                             -----------   ------------   --------   ------------   ----------   ------------   -----------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS, end of year      $ 3,115,489   $   502,408    $966,701   $   998,165    $1,288,518   $  1,368,574   $ 8,239,855
                             -----------   ------------   --------   ------------   ----------   ------------   -----------
                             -----------   ------------   --------   ------------   ----------   ------------   -----------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           1994
                                                                       PARTICIPANT
                                                                         DIRECTED
                                FIXED      CONSERVATIVE    CAPITAL     CONSERVATIVE    BALANCED      HANOVER
                               INCOME          BOND         GROWTH        EQUITY        VALUE      DIRECT, INC.
                                FUND           FUND          FUND          FUND          FUND       STOCK FUND      COMBINED
<S>                          <C>           <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
                             -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS:
Interest income              $     8,258   $       284    $      678   $       477    $      688   $        969   $     11,354
Change in plan participant
    loan receivable              219,463                                                                               219,463
Contributions
  Participants                 2,732,479                                                                             2,732,479
  Hanover Direct, Inc. and
    subsidiaries (net of
    credited forfeitures
    of $0, $36,579 and
    $44,691 in 1993, 1994
    and 1995, respectively       610,792                                                                               610,792
Interfund transfers           (1,403,579)      107,684       495,778       316,174       389,186         94,757        --
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ------------
                               1,939,692       107,684       495,778       316,174       389,186         94,757      3,343,271
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ------------
        Total additions        2,167,413       107,968       496,456       316,651       389,874         95,726      3,574,088
DECREASE IN NET ASSETS:
Disbursements,
  withdrawals,
  terminations and
  administrative costs         1,208,284         4,230        13,572        12,886        17,032            833      1,256,837
Unallocated forfeitures           17,142         1,211         3,828         1,665         3,219          2,305         29,370
Change in contribution
  receivable rollover           (346,412)      (23,321)      (52,789)      (42,377)      (36,076)        (4,966)      (505,941)
Net change in depreciation
  (appreciation) on fund
  investments                   (200,381)        7,155        16,350       (14,718)         (958)       568,737        376,185
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ------------
    Total deductions
      (additions)                678,633       (10,725)      (19,039)      (42,544)      (16,783)       566,909      1,156,451
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ------------
      Net increase
        (decrease)             1,488,780       118,693       515,495       359,195       406,657       (471,183)     2,417,637
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS, beginning of
  year                         3,115,489       502,408       966,701       998,165     1,288,518      1,368,574      8,239,855
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS, end of year      $ 4,604,269   $   621,101    $1,482,196   $ 1,357,360    $1,695,175   $    897,391   $ 10,657,492
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ------------
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ------------
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           1995
                                                                       PARTICIPANT
                                                                         DIRECTED                   HANOVER
                                FIXED      CONSERVATIVE    CAPITAL     CONSERVATIVE    BALANCED     DIRECT,
                               INCOME          BOND         GROWTH        EQUITY        VALUE         INC.
                                FUND           FUND          FUND          FUND          FUND      STOCK FUND     COMBINED
<S>                          <C>           <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>          <C>
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS:
Interest income              $     4,953   $       283    $      719   $       561    $      782   $   1,442    $      8,740
Change in plan participant
    loan receivable               (2,050)                                                                             (2,050)
Contributions
  Participants                 2,101,045                                                                           2,101,045
  Hanover Direct, Inc. and
    subsidiaries (net of
    credited forfeitures
    of $0, $36,579 and
    $44,691 in 1993, 1994
    and 1995, respectively       565,861                                                                             565,861
Interfund transfers             (814,105)       66,472       263,508       195,330       242,071      46,724         --
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ----------   ------------
                               1,852,801        66,472       263,508       195,330       242,071      46,724       2,666,906
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ----------   ------------
        Total additions        1,855,704        66,755       264,227       195,891       242,853      48,166       2,673,596
DECREASE IN NET ASSETS:
Disbursements,
  withdrawals,
  terminations and
  administrative costs         1,700,905         5,756        22,630        20,028        24,840      13,052       1,787,211
Unallocated forfeitures           10,985         2,829        18,638         6,499         5,571      14,020          58,542
Change in contribution
  receivable rollover            346,412        23,321        52,789        42,377        36,076       4,966         505,941
Net change in depreciation
  (appreciation) on fund
  investments                   (266,774)      (96,013)     (519,619)     (452,305)     (483,669)    498,452      (1,319,928)
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ----------   ------------
    Total deductions
      (additions)              1,791,528       (64,107)     (425,562)     (383,401)     (417,182)    530,490       1,031,766
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ----------   ------------
      Net increase
        (decrease)                64,176       130,862       689,789       579,292       660,035    (482,324)      1,641,830
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS, beginning of
  year                         4,604,269       621,101     1,482,196     1,357,360     1,695,175     897,391      10,657,492
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ----------   ------------
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
  BENEFITS, end of year      $ 4,668,445   $   751,963    $2,171,985   $ 1,936,652    $2,355,210   $ 415,067    $ 12,299,322
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ----------   ------------
                             -----------   ------------   ----------   ------------   ----------   ----------   ------------
                             The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>





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                              HANOVER DIRECT, INC.
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
               (formerly The Horn & Hardart Company Savings Plan)
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                        DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995


NOTE 1.  DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

         The Hanover  Direct,  Inc.  Savings and  Retirement  Plan (the "Plan"),
formerly  The Horn & Hardart  Company  Savings  Plan,  commenced  April 1, 1983.
Participation  in the Plan is  available  to all  eligible  employees of Hanover
Direct,  Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") that have attained the age of
21, have  credit for not less than one year of service  (1000  hours),  and have
applied for participation in the Plan.

         Participants whose annual base salary is under $66,000 may make pre-tax
contributions  of  up  to  10%  of  their  total  annual  compensation   ("Basic
Contribution").  The Company matches one-third of these pre-tax contributions up
to 6% of their total annual compensation ("Employer  Contribution").  These same
participants  may contribute up to 10% of their total annual  compensation  on a
voluntary basis ("Voluntary Contribution").  The Voluntary Contributions are not
tax-deferred  and must,  therefore,  be  considered  an after-tax  contribution.
Voluntary  Contributions  are not matched by the Company.  The participants have
the  right  to  elect  that  contributions  (Basic,   Employer,   and  Voluntary
Contributions)  be allocated to any combination of six funds.  The six funds are
Fixed Income Fund, Hanover Direct, Inc. Stock Fund, which invests only in common
stock of the  Company,  a party in  interest,  Conservative  Bond Fund,  Capital
Growth Fund, Conservative Equity Fund, and a Balanced Value Fund.

         A participant whose total annual  compensation is in excess of $66,000,
or a highly compensated employee ("HCE"), is limited to pre-tax contributions of
4-1/2% of their total  annual  compensation.  The Company  matches  one-third of
these contributions. No Voluntary Contributions are permitted by an HCE.

         The maximum limitation on employee pre-tax  contributions for  1995 and
1994 was $9,240.  In 1995 the HCE maximum  compensation  limit for contributions
was $150,000. The Plan elected to maintain a  4-1/2%  maximum contribution level
on HCE's, limiting this group to a maximum contribution of $6,750.

         There were 1,621,  2,086 and 1,706 participants in the Plan at December
31, 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively.

         A  participant  will become  100%  vested in the  account  value of the
Employer's  Contribution  upon the earlier of: the  completion  of five calendar
years of vesting service, retirement or

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termination  after  reaching  age 62,  death  while an  employee,  or because of
permanent disability. Participants are fully vested in their Basic Contributions
immediately. A participant may elect to withdraw from his Voluntary Contribution
account an amount not to exceed his vested account value.  Forfeitures by reason
of  termination,  withdrawal  or lapse of  participation  are used to reduce the
Company's contribution for that particular year. Forfeitures of $29,370 from the
1994 Plan year were used to reduce  Company  contributions  to  participants  in
1995.  In 1995,  forfeitures  amounted to $74,215 of which  $15,321 were used to
reduce  Company  contributions  for 1995.  The remainder  will be used to reduce
Company contributions to participants in 1996.

         Participants  are  allowed  to take  out  loans  of up to 50% of  their
individual  vested  balance as of the most current Plan  valuation.  The minimum
loan is $500 while the maximum is $50,000. The loans can be for a period between
one to five years, in whole year increments, bearing a fixed rate of interest of
the Prime Rate plus one percent,  determined at the time of loan issuance.  Each
participant can have only one loan  outstanding at any one time and the loan can
be repaid before the end of the original term.

         The Plan participant loan receivable  amounted to $425,939 and $427,989
at December 31, 1995 and 1994,  respectively with interest rates ranging from 7%
to 10% at the end of 1995.

         The Plan is administered by the 401-K Committee (the "Committee") which
is comprised of two persons who serve at the sole  discretion  of the  Company's
Board of Directors without compensation from the Plan. The Committee has general
authority to control and manage the  operation and  administration  of the Plan,
including   authority  to  appoint  and  remove  trustees  and  to  adopt  rules
interpreting or implementing the Plan.

         Administrative  costs  of the Plan  are  borne  by the  Plan and  were,
$94,981 and $63,712 in 1995 and 1994, respectively.  These costs are included in
disbursements, withdrawals, terminations and administrative costs.

NOTE 2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

         Investments in the Company's common stock are stated at market value as
determined  by  reference  to  published  market  data.  Purchases  and sales of
securities  are recorded on a trade date basis,  and interest is recorded on the
accrual  basis.  Investments in the Fixed Income Fund,  Conservative  Bond Fund,
Balanced  Value Fund,  Conservative  Equity  Fund,  and Capital  Growth Fund are
stated at market value.

         The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual
basis of  accounting.  Certain  prior year  amounts  have been  reclassified  to
conform to the current year presentation.




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NOTE 3.  INVESTMENTS

         In December  1992,  the Company  appointed  Pain Webber  Trust  Company
("PWTC") as the Investment  Advisor/Custodian of the Plan funds. Five funds plus
Company stock were made available to all plan participants as investment options
effective April 1, 1993.

         A brief  description of the  investment  strategies of each funds is as
follows:  Contributions to the Conservative Bond Fund are invested in investment
grade  bonds and other fixed  income  securities.  The fund may  maintain a cash
equivalent position not exceeding 25% of the Fund's total value.  Balanced Value
Fund   contributions  are  invested  in  equity  and  fixed  income  securities.
Contributions to the Conservative  Equity Fund are invested in equity securities
of  conservative   companies  with  medium  to  large  market   capitalizations.
Contributions  to  the  Capital  Growth  Fund  are  invested  in the  equity  of
companies.  Contributions to the Hanover Direct, Inc. Stock Fund are invested in
the common  stock of the Company,  a party in interest.  As of December 31, 1994
and  December  31,  1995,  the  stock  fund  held  242,669  and  254,915  shares
respectively, at corresponding market values of $884,044 and $416,849. The stock
price at June 18, 1996, was $1.75 per share. All contributions and distributions
are made to/from the Fixed Income Fund. All of the above  mentioned  investments
exceed 5% of the Plan's net assets  available  for  benefits as of December  31,
1995 and December 31, 1994.

NOTE 4.  UNALLOCATED CONTRIBUTIONS

         The  Unallocated   contributions   consist  of  employee  and  employer
contributions  that as of December  31, 1994 and December 31, 1995 have not been
allocated to the proper  participant  elected funds. These amounts were invested
in a money market fund earning  interest until the allocations  were made in the
first quarter of 1995 and 1996, respectively.


NOTE 5.  FUND RECEIVABLE

         The Fund  receivable  consists of  unallocated  employee  and  employer
contributions owed to the fund for 1994 and 1995. These amounts were received by
the fund in 1995 and 1996,  respectively,  and then subsequently allocated among
the proper funds.

NOTE 6.  CONTRIBUTION PAYABLE

          The  December  31, 1994  contribution  payable  consisted  of unvested
Employer  Contributions  forfeited by terminated  Plan  participants  and excess
Employer  Contributions  made by Hanover Direct,  Inc. The forfeited amounts and
the excess  contribution  were used to reduce  the  Company's  contributions  to
participants in 1995. Some  participants  requesting loan withdrawals at the end
of the 1994 plan year were not paid until 1995.  These  withdrawals  amounted to
$2,000.


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         The  December  31,  1995  contribution  payable  consists  of  unvested
Employer Contributions forfeited by terminated plan participants and participant
requested  withdrawals  not disbursed by the end of the plan year. The forfeited
amounts will be used to reduce the Company's  contributions  to  participants in
1996. The participant  requested  withdrawals  included loan  withdrawals  which
amounted to approximately $20,000. All requested withdrawals will be paid out to
participants in 1996.

NOTE 7.  CHANGE IN CONTRIBUTION RECEIVABLE ROLLOVER

         During the 1994 Plan year,  the Plan  recorded a receivable of $505,941
due from the Tweeds, Inc. Profit sharing Plan (the "Tweeds Plan") (Tweeds,  Inc.
is a  subsidiary  of the Company  which was acquired in  September  1993).  This
receivable  was  recorded in  anticipation  of the  rollover  of assets from the
Tweeds Plan based on the fair market value of the Tweeds Plan assets at December
31, 1994.  During the 1991 Plan year, all of the assets of the Tweeds Plan which
were held by MBL Life Assurance Corporation ( a Trustee of the Tweeds Plan) were
placed into a frozen trust by the State of New Jersey Department of Insurance as
a result of  bankruptcy  proceedings  against  the fund  sponsor.  The assets in
the  frozen  trust  have  been  guaranteed  by a  consortium  of life  insurance
companies  and  state  guaranty  associations  for  a seven year  rehabilitation
period. In addition, the individual participants of Tweeds Plan may elect not to
rollover their accounts into the Plan when assets are released  from the  frozen
trust. Because of these uncertainties, the Plan removed this receivable from its
assets during the  1995 Plan year.  At such a time when the  remaining assets of
the Tweeds Plan are  transferred to the  Plan, they  will be  accounted for as a
rollover contribution.

NOTE 8.  NET DEPRECIATION (APPRECIATION) ON FUND INVESTMENTS

         The net (appreciation)/depreciation on fund investments at December 31,
1995 and December 31, 1994 consists of unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation of
approximately  ($1,230,000)  and  $578,000  and an  aggregate  realized  gain of
approximately  $90,000 and  $202,000,  respectively.  The Plan sold  investments
during Plan years 1995 and 1994 with  approximate  aggregate costs of $1,362,000
and $965,000,  resulting in aggregate  proceeds of approximately  $1,452,000 and
$1,167,000  respectively.  The realized gain/loss on the investments sold is the
difference between the market value at the beginning of the Plan year (or on the
purchase date if purchased during the Plan year) and the date of sale.

NOTE 9.  PLAN TERMINATION

         The  Plan  may  be  terminated  at  any  time  at  the  Company's  sole
discretion  although  the  Company   has not  expressed  any  intention to do so
currently. Upon termination, contributions by the Company and participants cease
and all Company  contributions which  had been  credited to each   participants'
account become fully vested immediately.



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NOTE 10.  TAX STATUS

         The  Plan  has  received  a  favorable  determination  letter  from the
Internal  Revenue  Service  stating  that the  Plan,  as of  October  6, 1994 is
qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code and, accordingly, is
exempt from federal income taxes.  The Plan was amended and restated  during the
year ended December 31, 1989 to reflect the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986
and the Technical  and  Miscellaneous  Revenue Act of 1988.  In the  Committee's
opinion,  based on the advice of counsel,  the Plan  continues to be a qualified
plan as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

NOTE 11.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT

In November 1995, the Company  appointed T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services,
Inc. ("Price") as the new investment advisor/custodian of the Plan's funds. Five
funds  plus  Company  Stock  were made  available  to all Plan  participants  as
investment  options  effective  April 1, 1996. On that date, the balances in the
PWTC Funds were  transferred to one or more of the new Price funds with the most
similar investment objectives.

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the members of the Administrative  Committee have duly caused this annual report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        HANOVER DIRECT, INC. SAVINGS &
                                                RETIREMENT PLAN




Date:  June 27, 1996                          s/Wayne P. Garten
                                              -----------------
                                                Wayne P. Garten
                                                Executive Vice President
                                                Chief Financial Officer





                                              s/Edward J. O'Brien
                                              -------------------
                                                Edward J. O'Brien
                                                Senior Vice President
                                                Treasurer and Secretary

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                HANOVER DIRECT, INC. SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
              (FORMERLY THE HORN AND HARDART COMPANY SAVINGS PLAN)
                               FORM 5500-ITEM 27A
                SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                            AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             CURRENT
                               DESCRIPTION                                     COST           VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------------------------
 
<S>                                                                         <C>            <C>
Investment in Fixed Income Portfolio-
  Paine Webber Trust                                                        $ 3,748,454    $ 4,225,843
Investment in Conservative Bond Portfolio-Paine Webber Trust                    644,122        741,289
Investment in Capital Growth Portfolio-Paine Webber Trust                     1,613,792      2,140,680
Investment in Conservative Equity Portfolio-Paine Webber Trust                1,420,553      1,896,783
Investment in Balanced Value Portfolio-Paine Webber Trust                     1,813,338      2,322,203
Investment in Hanover Direct, Inc. Common Stock(1)                              691,256        416,849
Plan Participant Loan Receivable(2)                                             425,939        425,939
                                                                            -----------    -----------
Total assets held for investment purposes                                    10,357,454     12,169,586
                                                                            -----------    -----------
                                                                            -----------    -----------

</TABLE>
 
(1) Represents party in interest.
 
(2) Terms  of these loans  generally range from  1 to 5  years and bear interest
    ranging from 7.0% to 10.0%.
 

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                HANOVER DIRECT, INC. SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
              (FORMERLY THE HORN AND HARDART COMPANY SAVINGS PLAN)
                               FORM 5500-ITEM 27D
                     SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS(1)
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
                             SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    IDENTITY OF                                                                         EXPENSE
       PARTY                                       PURCHASE    SELLING    LEASE     INCURRED WITH                CURRENT     NET
      INVOLVED           DESCRIPTION               PRICE(2)    PRICE(2)   RENTAL     TRANSACTION       COST       VALUE     GAIN

- ------------------------------------------------   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>              <C>                               <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
Paine Webber     Investment in Fixed Income
  Trust            Portfolio                        $17.09      $ --       $ --       $--           $658,717    $658,717    $  --

 
Paine Webber     Investment in Fixed Income
  Trust            Portfolio                        $ --          17.34    $ --       $--            511,546     561,620     50,074
 
</TABLE>
 
(1) Defined as five percent of Plan net assets at beginning of Plan year.
 
(2) Average price.



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                                                                       Exhibit 1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report  included in this Form 11-K, into Hanover  Direct,  Inc.'s  (formerly The
Horn &  Hardart  Company)  previously  filed  Registration  Statement  File  No.
2-94286.




New York, New York                                           ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
June 27, 1996



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