A pedestrian walks by shop windows of Free telecom, SFR telecom and Orange Telecom in Beziers, Southern France, on June 24, 2026. Three of France's mobile operators (Bouygues Telecom, Free and Orange) have agreed a joint bid worth 20.4 billion euros ($23.5 billion) for rival SFR, owned by indebted French-Luxembourg telco group Altice. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer walks near the entrance of a SFR telecom agency retail shop, located next to an Orange telecom shop, in Beziers, Southern France, on June 24, 2026. Three of France's mobile operators (Bouygues Telecom, Free and Orange) have agreed a joint bid worth 20.4 billion euros ($23.5 billion) for rival SFR, owned by indebted French-Luxembourg telco group Altice. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer walks past the entrance of a department store bearing a placard promoting French summer sales on the opening day in Beziers, Southern France, on June 24, 2026. The summer sales kick off on June 24, 2026, amid scorching heat, "a godsend" for air-conditioned department stores where consumers take refuge, but a source of concern for downtown shops, which fear purchases will shift to ultra-fast-fashion online platforms. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians walk past the entrance of a department store bearing a placard promoting French summer sales on the opening day in Beziers, Southern France, on June 24, 2026. The summer sales kick off on June 24, 2026, amid scorching heat, "a godsend" for air-conditioned department stores where consumers take refuge, but a source of concern for downtown shops, which fear purchases will shift to ultra-fast-fashion online platforms. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer walks past the entrance of a department store bearing a placard promoting French summer sales on the opening day in Beziers, Southern France, on June 24, 2026. The summer sales kick off on June 24, 2026, amid scorching heat, "a godsend" for air-conditioned department stores where consumers take refuge, but a source of concern for downtown shops, which fear purchases will shift to ultra-fast-fashion online platforms. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians walk past the entrance of a department store bearing a placard promoting French summer sales on the opening day in Beziers, Southern France, on June 24, 2026. The summer sales kick off on June 24, 2026, amid scorching heat, "a godsend" for air-conditioned department stores where consumers take refuge, but a source of concern for downtown shops, which fear purchases will shift to ultra-fast-fashion online platforms. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians walk past the entrance of a department store bearing a placard promoting French summer sales on the opening day in Beziers, Southern France, on June 24, 2026. The summer sales kick off on June 24, 2026, amid scorching heat, "a godsend" for air-conditioned department stores where consumers take refuge, but a source of concern for downtown shops, which fear purchases will shift to ultra-fast-fashion online platforms. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer walks past the entrance of a department store bearing a placard promoting French summer sales on the opening day in Beziers, Southern France, on June 24, 2026. The summer sales kick off on June 24, 2026, amid scorching heat, "a godsend" for air-conditioned department stores where consumers take refuge, but a source of concern for downtown shops, which fear purchases will shift to ultra-fast-fashion online platforms. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)