Despite clear indications of declining demand for home improvement products, the company continued with this expansion policy, leading to a stark decline in margins over the period 2009-11.

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Coach 's fourth-quarter results may be indicative of continued improvement in the luxury goods market as the company posted a 34% jump in profit and issued bullish outlook for fiscal 2011.

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The downside of the Clippers' continued improvement is that Blake Griffin, Chris Paul (pictured) and company haven't left themselves much room to improve next season.

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