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18 cards ranked

Best credit card to use at DSW.

Department StoreOnline Shopping

DSW, short for Designer Shoe Warehouse, is the flagship footwear retailer of Designer Brands Inc, with around 500 U.S. stores and dsw.com. The DSW VIP loyalty program is free, offers tiered rewards and a birthday gift, and stacks with credit card earnings. The DSW Visa from Comenity adds elevated points on DSW spend and a base earn rate everywhere else, while general purpose cards code DSW as department store in person and online shopping on the web.

Picks without a tag earn at DSW both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on dsw.com.

  1. #1
    U.S. Bank
    5% on department stores if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)
    Choose 2 categories each quarter, up to $2,000 combined
    5%
  2. #2
    Bank of America Cash Rewards SecuredOnline onlyif you select it
    Bank of America
    3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  3. #3
    Bank of America Customized Cash RewardsOnline onlyif you select it
    Bank of America
    3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  4. #4
    American Express
    3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. online retail purchases
    3%
  5. #5
    Robinhood
    3% flat-rate cashback
    3%
  6. #6
    American Express
    4x points on online shopping
    Eligible U.S. online retail purchases
    2.0%4x points
  7. #7
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  8. #8
    Citi
    2% flat-rate cashback
    1% when you buy, 1% when you pay
    2%
  9. #9
    First Electronic Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Tiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.
    2%
  10. #10
    Elan Financial Services
    2% flat-rate cashback
    When deposited into an eligible Fidelity account
    2%
  11. #11
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Unlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases
    2%
  12. #12
    Chase
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2.5% on purchases of $5,000 or more per transaction
    2%
  13. #13
    WebBank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  14. #14
    Navy Federal
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Issued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%
    2%
  15. #15
    PNC
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  16. #16
    U.S. Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  17. #17
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  18. #18
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%

Last updated July 28, 2026