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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 > ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended January 2 , 2021 or FORM 10 - K □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number : 001-31829 CARTER'S , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Phipps Tower 3438 Peachtree Road NE , Suite 1800 Atlanta , Georgia 30326 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of Each Class Common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) ( 678 ) 791-1000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 13-3912933 CRI Trading Symbol ( s ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No