store card
noun
: a credit card that is given out by a store and that can be used to buy goods at that store
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What are the disadvantages of a store card?
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
In a typical scenario, the shopper puts a large purchase on a store card and then has six or 12 months to pay it off without owing any interest.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Now, the average interest rate on a store card is at an all-time high just ahead of the holiday shopping season, which is when most consumers sign up for store cards.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
More than half of consumers who applied for their most recent store card did so for the discounts or rewards, according to the survey.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Currently, the average interest rate on a store card is at an all-time high.
—Geoff Harris, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
The average rate on a store card was 30.45%, up from 24.35% in 2021 and well above the current average for credit cards overall (roughly 21%).
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Of those who took on holiday debt, 65 percent put purchases on a credit card and 24 percent on a store card.
—David Moin, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
In a typical scenario, the shopper puts a large purchase on a store card and then has six or 12 months to pay it off without owing any interest.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Now, the average interest rate on a store card is at an all-time high just ahead of the holiday shopping season, which is when most consumers sign up for store cards.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
More than half of consumers who applied for their most recent store card did so for the discounts or rewards, according to the survey.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Currently, the average interest rate on a store card is at an all-time high.
—Geoff Harris, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
The average rate on a store card was 30.45%, up from 24.35% in 2021 and well above the current average for credit cards overall (roughly 21%).
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Of those who took on holiday debt, 65 percent put purchases on a credit card and 24 percent on a store card.
—David Moin, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Store card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/store%20card. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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