Michael Francis, who was ousted as president of J.C. Penney Co. in June, is reportedly going to Gap Inc. He will serve as a marketing creative advisor for Gap, and join the chain in the advisory role on Sept. 16. Francis was chief marketing officer of Target Corp. He left Target in 2011 to join J.C. Penney.

HBO and ESPN have announced a multi-year, multi-tiered boxing programming and marketing agreement which includes coordinated support for major pay-per-view boxing events, including sharing programming content, cross-promotion elements, highlight packages and additional assets to be featured across multiple ESPN and HBO platforms. As part of the agreement, ESPN and ESPN Deportes' news and information platforms, led by SportsCenter, will have access to key content and information surrounding marquee HBO Pay-Per-View boxing events, including fighter interviews. In addition, ESPN Deportes Television and ESPN3 will carry live fighter weigh-ins plus pre- and post-fight press conferences for HBO-Pay-Per-View Events and HBO's 24/7 series.

The Kroger Co., the world's largest grocer, reports it saved enough energy from efficiencies to power every single home - more than 175,000 of them - in the city of Columbus, Ohio, for a year. The savings come from a company-wide sustainability effort that's being led by group vice president Lynn Marmer. Kroger also has 19 manufacturing plants that operate without sending any waste to landfills. And, the company has just begun converting unsold organic food into renewable energy that powers its Ralphs/Food 4 Less facilities. Marmer answers questions at the jump.

As it preps the release of Windows 8 and its Surface tablet coming in October, Microsoft will also open 32 new retail locations in the U.S. and Canada. Last month, Microsoft job listings were discovered for 12 pop-up stores. However, Monday's list is much larger, and shows the company is serious about expanding its retail footprint.

A new report from Citi analyst Mark Mahaney notes that, according to ComScore, Facebook's unique visitors in the U.S. dropped by 6% year over year, following a 1% drop in July. He says it's the first decline in traffic to Facebook his firm has seen. ComScore's Andrew Lipsman says that the drop isn't cause for worry. "The decline is due to a U.S.-wide change in our weighting methodology based on newer U.S. Census data," Lipsman told Business Insider in an email. "The decline is due to that, not organic reasons."

Nordstrom Inc. will bring British fashion chain Topshop to Austin and other markets. The 14-store rollout involves Topshop and its men's brand, Topman, both known for fast-fashion clothing made by young designers who incorporate runway trends and street fashion into their pieces. The brand has stores in New York, Chicago and Las Vegas. Topshop officials intend to expand the brand to more than 100 Nordstrom locations nationwide.

Following the Dodge Dart, there will be a raft of vehicles from platforms that can be shared between Chrysler and its Italian partner, Fiat SpA. There will be an all-new version of the Jeep Liberty, to be shown at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, and it will share a Fiat-based platform. Also on tap is the return of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, which will add a new three-row model to the Jeep line-up. The Grand Wagoneer will also serve as a replacement for the Dodge Durango. The smaller Fiat SUSW platform will be used as the foundation for a new …

The interactive tours will be led by Wal-Mart associates who will help participants learn to compare unit prices, purchase fruits and vegetables on a budget, read food labels and pick out whole grains. This is the first time Wal-Mart associates have been trained to lead the tours, which are usually run by community health advocates, nutritionists and chefs.

Despite the relatively small size of their market, the Green Bay Packers are one of hottest teams on Madison Avenue, and linebacker Clay Matthews' first-year alliance with Gillette makes him the third member of the squad, along with quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Brian Jennings, to score a new deal in the young NFL season.

Could Nokia do Jiu Jitsu on its messed up Lumia launch? Nokia's boring bicycle footage has let some steam out of the launch of its new phone because it shows image technology the phone doesn't quite have yet. The company said the video should have included a disclaimer, explaining that it showed a representation of the optical image stabilization technology it will have in the Lumia 920. But the snafu built awareness.