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Boots the Chemists will be launching a combined loyalty and credit card in conjunction with Egg, the financial service company that specialises in internet banking.From September Advantage card holders will be able to apply for an Advantage credit card, whose key features include:* more points than the original Advantage loyalty card - purchases in BTC stores earn four points, plus one point extra per pound spent* one point per pound on all other transactions through the card* extra one point per pound earned on transactions within the Egg shopping zone* 10.9 per cent APR for internet users, 14.9 per cent for other users.Card holders can collect the points they have earned through BTC's Advantage point kiosks. On-line users, meanwhile, can access their monthly statements through Boots' web site.BTC said the new credit/loyalty card would extend the appeal of its Advantage card and would expand its use to many other types of stores. The extra points it offers will also encourage customers to be loyal to BTC and will attract more shoppers.Since BTC launched the Advantage card in September 1997, the scheme has notched up 12 million members, of which 8.5 million are said to be regular users. BTC said it was receiving 40,000 new applications a week. Egg has 900,000 customers and around 250,000 are credit card holders.