LOS ANGELES, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp:
* CFO says traffic and average ticket improved
* CFO says end of Q4 stronger than start
* CFO says 'cautiously optimistic' on holiday season
* CFO says consumers 'past shock phase' of recession
* CFO says 'no impact at all' from McDonald's Corp coffee launch
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* CFO says traffic and average ticket improved
* CFO says end of Q4 stronger than start
* CFO says 'cautiously optimistic' on holiday season
* CFO says consumers 'past shock phase' of recession
* CFO says 'no impact at all' from McDonald's Corp coffee launch
((Los Angeles Equities; tel +1 213 380 2014))
(For more news about Starbucks Corp click here:) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.