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Carter's
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For the former ink manufacturer, see Carter's Ink Company.
Carter's, Inc. is a major American designer and marketer of children's apparel. It was founded in 1865 by William Carter.
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Company type | Public |
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Founded | 1865; 159 years ago (1865) (as William Carter Company) Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Founder | William Carter |
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Number of locations | 750 (November 2019)[1] |
Products | Clothing |
Number of employees | 20,900[2] (2017) |
Subsidiaries | OshKosh B'gosh Skip•Hop Inc. |
Website | Carter's USA - carters |
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Carter's sells its products through its own Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh retail stores, its website, and in other retail outlets such as department stores. As of 2019[update], it was reported that Carter's accounted for around one-quarter of all sales both for the children's sleepwear market, and for clothes for the newborn to two-year-old age group.[3]