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Issuer:     CARTERS INC (CRI)
CIK:        0001060822
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001060822-26-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Carter's preliminary Q4 net sales up high single-digit%; David Tichiaz joins as Chief Brand Officer
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- Preliminary Q4 consolidated net sales grew high single-digit% YoY (14 vs 13 weeks); U.S. Retail comps up mid-single-digit.
- FY2025 net sales up low single-digit%; 53rd week contributed ~$33M in sales.
- U.S. Wholesale Q4 net sales up low single-digit%, but FY declined low single-digit%.
- International segment net sales up high single-digit% in Q4 and mid-single-digit% for FY.
- David B. Tichiaz appointed Chief Brand Officer, reporting to CEO; brings experience from Stance and Vans.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000002/0001060822-26-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000002/cri-20260109.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-26-000002

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