13 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Shoe Carnival.
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Shoe Carnival is a value-oriented family footwear chain with about 380 stores concentrated in the Midwest, South, and Southeast plus shoecarnival.com. The retailer recently acquired Rogan's Shoes and now also operates Shoe Station. The Shoe Perks loyalty program is free and offers points and birthday bonuses that stack with credit card rewards. Most cards code purchases as department store in person and online shopping for web checkouts.
Picks without a tag earn at Shoe Carnival both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on shoecarnival.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%
- #2Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
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- #6First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackUp to 4% with higher crypto balances on Coinbase; requires Coinbase One membership2%
- #7Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #8American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
- #9Navy 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 May 17, 2026