{"success":true,"category":{"slug":"department-stores","displayName":"Department Stores","description":"Target, Walmart, Macy's, and department stores"},"summary":{"updatedAt":"2026-07-28T05:33:37.542Z","generatedAt":"2026-07-28T05:33:37.542Z","lastVerifiedAt":null,"entityType":"best_card_category","entityName":"Department Stores","pageUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/best-credit-card-for/department-stores","canonicalUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/best-credit-card-for/department-stores","jsonUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/api/public/best-credit-card-for/department-stores/summary","methodologyUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/how-we-rank-cards","dataSourcesUrl":"https://cardcurator.ai/data-sources","sourceUrls":["https://cardcurator.ai/best-credit-card-for/department-stores","https://cardcurator.ai/api/public/best-credit-card-for/department-stores/summary","https://cardcurator.ai/how-we-rank-cards","https://cardcurator.ai/data-sources"],"dataVersion":"public-citation-v1","shareTitle":"Best credit card for Department Stores","shareText":"For Target, Walmart, Macy's, and department stores, Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express is currently our top overall pick at 2x, which works out to about 4.0% back using CardCurator's current point valuations. 2x on U.S. Department Stores (Select). At $500/month of spend, the top card is worth about $240/year before signup bonuses or statement credits. Summary generated July 28, 2026. Source: https://cardcurator.ai/best-credit-card-for/department-stores","evidenceBullets":["Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express: 2x and 4.0% effective return.","At $500/month, that's about $240/year in rewards value before bonuses.","Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express is the current no-fee fallback at 2x (4.0% effective return).","Methodology uses live earn rates, annual fees, and current point valuations."],"bestCard":{"name":"Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express","slug":"blue-cash-everyday-card-from-american-express","annualFee":0,"earnRate":2,"effectiveReturnRate":4,"explanation":"2x on U.S. Department Stores (Select)"},"noFeeCard":{"name":"Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express","slug":"blue-cash-everyday-card-from-american-express","annualFee":0,"earnRate":2,"effectiveReturnRate":4,"explanation":"2x on U.S. Department Stores (Select)"}}}