ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 1, 2026--
Carter’s Inc. (NYSE:CRI) and the Umbro brand are bringing the world’s game to its smallest fans. Today, the two heritage brands announced a limited-edition collaboration inspired by the world’s most popular sport, launching April 6.
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Timed to the growing excitement around global soccer, the Carter’s x Umbro collection celebrates the energy of the beautiful game through the eyes of its youngest fans as they witness one of the biggest moments in international sports.
Rooted in Carter’s purpose to embrace the wonder of childhood and the Umbro brand’s deep soccer heritage, the collection blends thoughtful functionality with sport-inspired design. Soft, flexible fabrics, easy-on silhouettes, and durable construction support movement, independence, and everyday play.
“This collaboration is about experiencing the world’s game through the eyes of kids,” said Sarah Crockett, Chief Marketing Officer at Carter’s. “Soccer is one of those rare moments that brings families together across cultures and generations. We wanted to create something that captures that energy and helps even the youngest fans feel part of the excitement.”
Designed for first steps, first goals, and big dreams, the collection features country-inspired kits from legendary football nations including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States.
Available in sizes newborn to 14, the collection retails for $24 - $28 and includes:
“Umbro has always been rooted in the culture and pride of the world’s game,” said Andie Lipton, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Creative & Communications at Iconix International. “Partnering with Carter’s lets us bring that legacy to the next generation of fans in a way that feels authentic and fun for families.”
The collection will be available starting April 6 at Carter’s retail stores nationwide and online at Carters.com.
About Carter’s, Inc.
Carter’s, Inc. is North America’s largest and most-enduring apparel company exclusively for babies and young children. The Company’s core brands are Carter’s and OshKosh B’gosh, iconic and among the sector’s most trusted names. These brands are sold through more than 1,000 Company-operated stores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and online at www.carters.com, www.oshkosh.com, www.cartersoshkosh.ca, and www.carters.com.mx. Carter’s also is the largest supplier of baby and young children’s apparel to North America’s biggest retailers. The Company’s Child of Mine brand is available exclusively at Walmart, its Just One You brand is available at Target, and its Simple Joys brand is available on Amazon.com. The Company’s emerging brands include Little Planet, crafted with organic fabrics and sustainable materials, Otter Avenue, a toddler-focused apparel brand, and Skip Hop, baby essentials from tubs to toys. Carter’s is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional information may be found at www.carters.com.
About Umbro
About Umbro: True passion for sports has been running through Umbro’s DNA since 1924. As early as the 1950s we partnered with leading sports experts to create the perfect garment and today we carry this ethos into sports culture, fusing heritage with trend, and the pitch with the street.
Local soccer team wears new Carter’s x Umbro collection
BERLIN (AP) — German growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 were cut by experts on Wednesday as governments across Europe implement measures aimed at reducing the price impact of the Iran war.
A group of five economic institutes predict German gross domestic product will expand by 0.6% this year — less than half the 1.3% they forecast in September — and by 0.9% in 2027, down from 1.4%. The economic outlook was below the government's own forecast, issued two months ago, of 1% and 1.3% growth, respectively.
The Iran war has created an unwelcome new obstacle to growth across Europe. The annual inflation rate in the 21-nation euro area sped up to 2.5% in March from 1.9% the previous month. It was powered by a 4.9% increase in energy prices as the war and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz sent fuel costs higher.
“This energy price shock is hitting a German economy in which a recovery set in last year after a several-year downturn,” said Timo Wollmershäuser, an expert with the Munich-based Ifo institute, one of those that issued the joint forecast for Europe’s biggest economy.
It “will dampen this recovery in Germany, but should not completely stop it,” he added, pointing to planned government spending on defense and infrastructure as one stabilizing factor. Germany's output grew 0.2% last year after shrinking for the two previous years.
Wollmershäuser argued against “short-term activism,” in particular a government-mandated cut to fuel prices, which he argued would be “costly, benefit many people who don't need relief, distort the signal of scarcity from the price and keep up demand for crude oil.”
Germany's response so far has been relatively cautious. On Wednesday, legislation took effect that allows gas stations to raise prices only once a day, at midday, an attempt to end cost gyrations at the pump. It also gives the national antitrust authority more powers to act against excessive fuel prices.
Some European countries have already gone further, even as the European Union's executive commission urges members to “consider the promotion of demand saving measures” and “refrain from taking measures that may increase fuel consumption.”
Poland has this week implemented temporary measures including maximum fuel prices set daily by authorities, with the threat of fines ranging up to 1 million zlotys ($268,000) for companies that sell above the price cap. It also is temporarily cutting taxes on fuel.
Cuts to taxes on fuel were due to go into effect Wednesday in Austria, reducing prices at the pump. Sweden's government is proposing lower taxes on gasoline and diesel starting May 1. It already took action on another front Wednesday, halving value-added tax on food and drinks in stores or bought to take away from restaurants from 12% to 6%.
Latvia and Lithuania plan to cut duties on diesel. Non-EU Norway on Wednesday implemented temporary cuts in fuel tax that the country's parliament forced in a vote last week.
Still, the EU's energy commissioner warned on Tuesday that oil and gas prices won't return to normal levels soon even if peace comes quickly in the Middle East.
Wollmershäuser said the German forecast was based on an assumption that the Strait of Hormuz will be passable again in the second quarter and energy prices will drop from summer onward, “but without reaching the prewar level.”
The disruption comes as Chancellor Friedrich Merz's governing coalition mulls far-reaching reforms to overcome Germany's deeper problems — such as high production costs, lagging private investment and increasingly costly health and pension systems — and boost long-term growth.
Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said the message from the latest growth forecast is clear: “The conflict in the Middle East is increasing the pressure on German politicians to tackle structural reforms forcefully.”
The meat counter of a super market is pictured in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Vegetables in a super market are pictured in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The sun has set behind a gas station in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
