carters, inc.
November 21, 2014
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Suying Li I Tia L. Jenkins I Rufus Decker
Re: | Carters Inc. |
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 28, 2013 |
Filed February 26, 2014 |
File No. 001-31829 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Carters, Inc. (the Company) confirms that it has received a Comment Letter from the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated November 10, 2014, regarding the above-referenced filing. The Comment Letter requests that the Company respond within ten business days or advise the Staff when the Company will respond. The Company is working with management and its advisors to address the Comment Letter but requires additional time to complete its response. The Company hereby advises the Staff that it will respond to the Comment Letter on or before December 10, 2014. The Company appreciates the Staffs willingness to allow for the additional time.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at (678) 399-4404 or Joel F. Freedman of Ropes & Gray LLP at (617) 951-7309 if have any questions regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Michael Wu
Michael Wu
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
cc: Joel F. Freedman, Ropes & Gray LLP
michael WU SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, Legal and Corporate Affairs
3438 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1800 | Atlanta, GA 30326
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