Boots has launched a Treat Street website where customers can earn loyalty points by shopping at other retailers.

In the latest of our previews ahead of our annual conference, Internet Retailing 2010, we speak to David Walmsley, director of ecommerce at Dixons Retail about his company’s strategy to ‘win on the internet’.

In the second of this week’s interviews with key speakers at our upcoming annual conference, Internet Retailing 2010, Andrew Ground, UK director of LOVEFiLM explains how the company’s success lies in its customer service.

Ageing dance legends Faithless may be a bit passé with the kids, but they are certainly at the forefront of marketing their new album and tour, turning to music recognition service Shazam to turn a TV ad into a downloadable track and ticket booking service

In the run up to our annual conference, Internet Retailing 2010, we’re talking to some of the key speakers who will appear at the event. Here we have a double serving, talking to Sienne Veit, business development manager, M&S Direct and Tim Dunn, director of customer strategy, Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) – both of whom will be taking part in our mobile retailing panel on 12 October at the Novatel Hammersmith

Here’s the answer: An inventory-linked PPC campaign, says Justin Hayward, Managing Director of Make It Rain

The case for investing in social media has yet to be proved for many marketing and communications professionals, who say they can’t measure the return on their investnent, suggests a new report from Econsultancy.

Gaming consoles and games are the most searched for products in the entertainment retail sector, according to a new sector report from Greenlight, exclusive to Internet Retailing today.

A major challenge for some golfers is remembering when to replenish their golf supplies and restock their golf bag. A new iPhone/iPod Touch application now puts the power of the US’s largest golf retailer in the hands of all golfers to instantly purchase golf supplies and equipment, anytime and anywhere – even right from the 18th hole

Fourteen per cent of companies involved in e-commerce in Italy are already busy implementing a mobile phone strategy, while another 35% are currently planning to invest in this field by late 2010 and in 2011 – driven by a need to increase sales and boost customer service, finds study

Are you a pushy parent who wants to get your kids into modeling? Well, there is an app for that – well in the US at least. Fashion retailer Gap has partnered with mobile entertainment agency Skyrockit to bring the clothes shop’s popular Casting Call contest to iPhone moms and dads, in the form of an easy-to-use iPhone app

A new type of payment solution promises to take the responsibility for handling customers’ credit card details away from retailers altogether. The solution comes from technology company Akamai, working with payments partner Cybersource.

A Dairy Crest scheme offering online ordering for groceries to be delivered alongside the traditional pinta has now signed up more than 300,000 customers.

Companies from Sainsburys’s Online and M&S to Wiggle and Webtogs Ltd are among the ecommerce businesses shortlisted in this year’s IMRG eCommerce Awards for Excellence.