"We've closed down 600 bars and we have no plans to close more...The worst is over for Starbucks Coffee," Schultz said in the report. "We're feeling the first signs of a consumption pickup in the U.S."
The chain isn't planning to close any of its locations in France, where it's still losing money, he told Le Figaro.
Newspaper Web site: www.lefigaro.fr
-By Paris Bureau; Dow Jones Newswires; 33-1-4017 1740
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
07-01-09 0156ET

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