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A carton for holding at least one article. The carton has a front panel and a back panel that at least partially form an interior of the carton. A first end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel and a second end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel a

A carton for holding at least one article. The carton has a front panel and a back panel that at least partially form an interior of the carton. A first end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel and a second end flap is foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel. Locking features are for releasably securing the end flaps in a closed configuration with the first end flap and the second end flap in face-to-face contact. The locking features comprise a male locking feature foldably connected to at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap, and a female locking feature adjacent at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap.

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1. A carton for holding at least one article, comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the front panel, a back panel foldably connected to the first s

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A carton for holding at least one article, comprising: a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the front panel, a back panel foldably connected to the first side panel, and a second side panel foldably connected to the back panel;at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the at least two end flaps closing an end of the carton, the at least two end flaps comprising a first end flap foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel, and a second end flap foldably connected to the other of the front panel and the back panel; andlocking features comprising male locking features and female locking features for releasably securing the at least two end flaps in a closed configuration of the carton with the first end flap and the second end flap in face-to-face contact, the male locking features comprise a first locking tab and a second locking tab each foldably connected to the second end flap and each of the first locking tab and the second locking tab folded into face-to-face contact with the second end flap, the female locking features comprise a first locking opening and a second locking opening each adjacent the first end flap. 2. The carton of claim 1, wherein the first end flap is foldably connected to the front panel at a fold line and at least one of the first locking opening and the second locking opening intersects the fold line. 3. The carton of claim 2, wherein the at least one of the first locking opening and the second locking opening extends into a portion of the first end flap and a portion of the front panel. 4. The carton of claim 1, wherein each of the first locking tab and the second locking tab has a locking portion inserted into a respective locking opening. 5. The carton of claim 1, further comprising a first gusset foldably connected to each of the first side panel, the front panel, and the back panel, and a second gusset foldably connected to each of the second side panel, the front panel, and the back panel. 6. The carton of claim 5, wherein the first gusset comprises a first gusset panel foldably connected to the front panel, a second gusset panel foldably connected to the back panel, and a third gusset panel foldably connected to each of the first side panel, the first gusset panel, and the second gusset panel. 7. The carton of claim 6, wherein the second gusset comprises a fourth gusset panel foldably connected to the back panel, a fifth gusset panel foldably connected to the front panel, and a sixth gusset panel foldably connected to each of the second side panel, the fourth gusset panel, and the fifth gusset panel. 8. The carton of claim 7, wherein the carton comprises a gable top including the first gusset, the second gusset, an upper portion of the front panel, and an upper portion of the back panel, the upper portion of the front panel is folded relative to a lower portion of the front panel, and the upper portion of the back panel is folded relative to a lower portion of the back panel so that the upper portion of the front panel and the upper portion of the back panel converge. 9. The carton of claim 8, wherein the gable top comprises the first gusset panel and the fifth gusset panel in face-to-face contact with the upper portion of the front panel, and the second gusset panel and fourth gusset panel in face-to-face contact with the upper portion of the back panel. 10. The carton of claim 8, wherein the first locking tab is separable from the fourth gusset panel at a first tear line, and the second locking tab is separable from the second gusset panel at a second tear line. 11. The carton of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap has a width that is equal to a width of the respective one of the front panel and the back panel. 12. The carton of claim 1, wherein the first end flap is foldably connected to the front panel and the second end flap is foldably connected to the back panel at a longitudinal fold line, the second end flap comprises a top edge, a bottom edge proximate the longitudinal fold line, a first side edge extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge and extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, the first locking tab is foldably connected to the first side edge of the second end flap and the second locking tab is foldably connected to the second side edge of the second end flap. 13. A blank for forming a carton for holding at least one article, the blank comprising: a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the front panel, a back panel foldably connected to the first side panel, and a second side panel foldably connected to the back panel;at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the at least two end flaps are for closing an end of the carton formed from the blank, the at least two end flaps comprising a first end flap foldably connected to the front panel, and a second end flap foldably connected to the back panel at a longitudinal fold line, the second end flap comprises a top edge, a bottom edge proximate the longitudinal fold line, a first side edge extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge and extending from the top edge to the bottom edge; andlocking features comprising male locking features and female locking features for releasably securing the at least two end flaps in a closed configuration of the carton formed from the blank with the first end flap and the second end flap in face-to-face contact, the male locking features comprise a first locking tab foldably connected to the first side edge of the second end flap and a second locking tab foldably connected to the second side edge of the second end flap, the female locking features comprise a first locking opening and a second locking opening each adjacent of the first end flap. 14. The blank of claim 13, wherein when the blank is in the closed configuration of the carton with the first end flap in face-to-face contact with the second end flap, each of the first locking tab and the second locking tab is folded relative to the second end flap to be in face-to-face contact with the first end flap. 15. The blank of claim 14, wherein the longitudinal fold line is a first longitudinal fold line, and the first end flap is foldably connected to the front panel at a second longitudinal fold line and at least one of the first locking opening and the second locking opening intersects the second longitudinal fold line. 16. The blank of claim 15, wherein the at least one of the first locking opening and the second locking opening extends into a portion of the first end flap and a portion of the front panel. 17. The blank of claim 13, further comprising a first gusset foldably connected to each of the first side panel, the front panel, and the back panel, and a second gusset foldably connected to each of the second side panel, the front panel, and the back panel. 18. The blank of claim 17, wherein the first gusset comprises a first gusset panel foldably connected to the front panel, a second gusset panel foldably connected to the back panel, and a third gusset panel foldably connected to each of the first side panel, the first gusset panel, and the second gusset panel. 19. The blank of claim 18, wherein the second gusset comprises a fourth gusset panel foldably connected to the back panel, a fifth gusset panel foldably connected to the front panel, and a sixth gusset panel foldably connected to each of the second side panel, the fourth gusset panel, and the fifth gusset panel. 20. The blank of claim 19, wherein the first locking tab is separable from the fourth gusset panel at a first tear line, and the second locking tab is separable from the second gusset panel at a second tear line. 21. The blank of claim 13, wherein the at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap has a width that is equal to a width of the respective one of the front panel and the back panel. 22. A method of forming a carton for holding at least one article, the method comprising: obtaining a blank having a plurality of panels comprising a front panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the front panel, a back panel foldably connected to the first side panel, and a second side panel foldably connected to the back panel, at least two end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels, the at least two end flaps comprising a first end flap foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel, and a second end flap foldably connected to the other of the front panel and the back panel, and locking features comprising male locking features and female locking features, the male locking features comprise a first locking tab and a second locking tab each foldably connected to the second end flap, the female locking features comprise a first locking opening and a second locking opening each adjacent the first end flap,positioning the plurality of panels to extend at least partially around an interior of the carton,positioning the at least two end flaps to close an end of the carton by forming a closed configuration of the carton with the first end flap in face-to-face contact with the second end flap, andactivating the locking features to releasably secure the at least two end flaps in the closed configuration by folding each of the first locking tab and the second locking tab relative to the second end flap and into face-to-face contact with the first end flap and inserting the first locking tab into the first locking opening and inserting the second locking tab into the second locking opening. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the first end flap is foldably connected to the front panel, and the second end flap is foldably connected to the back panel. 24. The method of claim 22, wherein each of the first locking tab and the second locking tab has a locking portion and the activating the locking features comprises inserting the respective locking portion into the respective locking opening. 25. The method of claim 22, wherein the blank comprises a first gusset foldably connected to each of the first side panel, the front panel, and the back panel, and a second gusset foldably connected to each of the second side panel, the front panel, and the back panel. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the first gusset comprises a first gusset panel foldably connected to the front panel, a second gusset panel foldably connected to the back panel, and a third gusset panel foldably connected to each of the first side panel, the first gusset panel, and the second gusset panel, the second gusset comprises a fourth gusset panel foldably connected to the back panel, a fifth gusset panel foldably connected to the front panel, and a sixth gusset panel foldably connected to each of the second side panel, the fourth gusset panel, and the fifth gusset panel. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the forming the closed configuration of the carton comprises forming a gable top including the first gusset, the second gusset, an upper portion of the front panel, and an upper portion of the back panel, the forming the gable top comprises folding the upper portion of the front panel relative to a lower portion of the front panel and folding the upper portion of the back panel relative to a lower portion of the back panel so that the upper portion of the front panel and the upper portion of the back panel converge. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the forming the gable top comprises positioning the first gusset panel and the fifth gusset panel in face-to-face contact with the upper portion of the front panel and positioning the second gusset panel and the fourth gusset panel in face-to-face contact with the upper portion of the back panel. 29. The method of claim 22, wherein the at least one of the first end flap and the second end flap has a width that is equal to a width of the respective one of the front panel and the back panel. 30. The method of claim 22, wherein the first end flap is foldably connected to the front panel and the second end flap is foldably connected to the back panel at a longitudinal fold line, the second end flap comprises a top edge, a bottom edge proximate the longitudinal fold line, a first side edge extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge and extending from the top edge to the bottom edge, the first locking tab is foldably connected to the first side edge of the second end flap and the second locking tab is foldably connected to the second side edge of the second end flap.