12 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Shoe Carnival.
Department StoreOnline Shopping
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%
- #3Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingU.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
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- #7First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackUp to 4% with higher crypto balances on Coinbase; requires Coinbase One membership2%
- #8Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #9American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
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Last updated May 17, 2026