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.
- #1US Bank Cash+ Visa Signatureif you select itU.S. Bank5% 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 combined5%
- #2Bank of America3% 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 row3%
- #3Bank of America3% 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 row3%
- #4Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
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- #6Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingEligible U.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
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- #9First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackTiers 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%
- #10Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #11American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
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- #14Navy Federal2% flat-rate cashbackIssued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%2%
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Last updated July 28, 2026