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Here's some counter-intuitive news: People are buying more home products to fill their smaller abodes. Home furnishings store sales are expected to rise in April, May and June to $23.2 billion, up nearly 8% from a year ago.

Attention holiday shoppers: Don't feel blue if you missed Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Retail analysts say the best deals are yet to come, with discounts growing deeper as Christmas draws nearer.

For great deals on Cyber Monday, turn off the computer and go bargain-hunting in brick-and-mortar stores. Between retailers desperate to compete and websites starting sales earlier, e-commerece's big day is losing its online luster.

Coach reported a 34% increase in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, as the handbags and accessories maker continued to see sales pick up in North America and China. Net income for the quarter rose to $195.5 million from $145.8 million a year earlier.

Macy's is going into business with Madonna to sell the new line of clothes and accessories the music icon designed with her teenage daughter, Lourdes. The Material Girl brand, which will be priced to appeal to teens, revives and revises some styles from the star's 1980s heyday.