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US drugstore chain Walgreens has announced plans to close around 200 locations in the US as part of its transformational cost management programme. This move follows a review of the real estate footprint in the US that was announced by the company on its earnings call for the fiscal quarter ended 31 May this year.

French retailer Casino Group has received approval from its board of directors for new asset arbitrations in the country, targeting a further €2bn amount.

Amazon is planning to double its tech workforce by adding 400 new jobs at the Chicago Tech Hub in Illinois, US. The jobs will be in various fields, such as cloud computing, advertising, and business development. The retailer will also add more than 70,000ft2 of additional space to accommodate the new jobs.

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has unveiled plans to launch an instalment payments facility online for its UK customers. On M&S.com, customers will now be able to pay interest-free within six weeks of purchasing M&S clothing and home products.

Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) is developing the new 1,250MW Port Everglades Next Generation Clean Energy Centre (PEEC) to replace the existing Port Everglades power plant of the 1960s. FPL demolished the Port Everglades power plant in 2013 and plans to begin construction of the new $1bn combined-cycle power plant in the second quarter of 2014.

Plans in Cumbria to build Europe's largest power plant have been cemented after Toshiba and GDF Suez signed a deal to develop the site. But big questions remain over the design of the plant and the future of the nuclear power industry in the UK.

Nearly 100 MW of turbines are expected to come from General Electric, leaving the utility and energy developer looking for more suppliers to meet a scheduled late-2010 commercial launch.

In line with their ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the Indian government has recently announced plans for what could become the world's most powerful solar plant.

Some of the must-have tools for BlackBerry's latest OS. The news this week that BlackBerry is planning to release two new mobile devices has shown that the troubled Canadian manufacturer is far from finished. Since releasing its all-new BB10 operating system last year alongside it's first-ever touchscreen devices, the company has continued to be a favourite for business and consumer customers.

The 1,405MWe Angra-3 PWR nuclear reactor project is on again. The Brazilian Government has announced plans to complete the reactor, which will work alongside the other two at Angra, which is between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The project is estimated to cost $5.6bn and is scheduled for completion in 2018.

China has signalled plans to invest $16bn into its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, a move that could stimulate massive growth in EV sales and help the country cut carbon emissions. We take a look at the project and find out what impact an EV revolution could have on the power grid.

India's largest power utility NTPC has plans to use biomass to co-fire all its coal-based power plants. The decision is a bold move that will reduce the company's overall carbon emissions, but what challenges might it face during implementation and how will the change impact India's overall energy mix? Heidi Vella investigates

Some green electricity offer from Scottish Hydro Electric-have to think about this-my green consciousness must be enhanced.

Social networking platform Facebook is planning to introduce its own cryptocurrency next year, reported BBC. Dubbed GlobalCoin, the new offering is expected to be made available in around 12 countries by the first quarter of 2020 following a trial later this year.