Press Releases

Boone, NC, February 26, 2025 – ECRS unveiled its latest innovations at the 2025 NGA Show, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and customer service in grocery retail.  BOB – Bottom of...

Boone, NC, February 17, 2025 – ECRS announces enhanced AI functionality for their eCommerce solution, CATAPULT WebCart™, using  CATAPULT Cognition® Artemis™, a powerful artificial...

Boone, NC, December 19, 2024 – ECRS is excited to announce the latest milestone of reaching 100 supplier integrations for its EDI solution, Gateway™—a module within the comprehensive retail...

Boone, NC, December 5, 2024 –ECRS is excited to announce the latest functionality for its automated ordering and forecasting solution, DemandFill 3.0, the groundbreaking third generation...

Boone, NC — ECRS announces a groundbreaking and highly requested integration with ShipStation, the leading web-based shipping software from Auctane. This collaboration brings together ECRS’...

Boone, NC, November 20, 2024 – ECRS is pleased to announce that its newest self-checkout solution, QuickCheck, has achieved certification from Underwriters Laboratories (UL). This certification...

Charlotte, NC – August 6, 2024  ECRS proudly announces the launch of Demand Fill 3.0 (DF3), a groundbreaking third generation forecasting solution within the CATAPULT® Cognition™ platform, set...

Boone, NC — August 5, 2024 —ECRS, a leader in retail automation, has entered into a strategic alliance with IX-One, (also known as The Data Council and a subsidiary of SPINS LLC) a trusted source...

Charlotte, NC — July 30, 2024 — ECRS, a pioneer in retail transaction systems, proudly presents Connect+Save. This innovative feature redefines customer marketing and engagement during the...

Charlotte, NC IGNITE Conference– ECRS is thrilled to introduce Artemis, the latest standard feature within CATAPULT® Cognition, ECRS’ cloud-based data warehouse solution for rapid retail...

Sun Valley, Idaho – ECRS, a leader in retail and transaction technology, has been honored with a prestigious accolade, securing a place among the Top 25 Evergreen Companies, as awarded by the...

June 11, 2024 CoupDog, a next generation digital coupon provider, has completed the first phase of its integration to ECRS’ CATAPULT® Retail POS platform. The new integration allows ECRS retailers...

June 6, 2024 – ECRS, a leading provider of retail technology solutions, is proud to announce a groundbreaking development in EBT payments that sets a new standard for security and fraud...

Boone, NC: InComm Healthcare, a business division of payments technology company InComm Payments, has joined ECRS’ CATAPULT® point-of-sale integration ecosystem in a partnership agreement that...

Boone, NC, April 23, 2024 – ECRS, a leader in grocery store automation, has unveiled a new generation of self-checkout, QuickCheck, providing key advantages for local and regional retailers.

Boone, NC – April 1, 2024: ECRS, an award-winning provider of innovative retail solutions for over 34 years, proudly announces the appointment of John Parsons as the Product Owner of Self-Service.

Boone, NC – January 31, 2024: ECRS continues to build on its industry-leading retail platform, CATAPULT® Retail POS, by partnering with Red Pepper to extend customer marketing and insights through...

Boone, NC: ECRS maintains its top spot as the #1 Grocery Vendor for the 11th consecutive year, according to the 2024 RIS Software LeaderBoard. ECRS outranked all software providers on the Top 20...

Stillwater, MN: ECRS celebrates CUB, a member of its CATAPULT® Community, as the retailer completes the successful rollout of the CATAPULT point-of-sale system — the only truly unified transaction...

ECRS, an award-winning, best-in-class provider of innovative retail solutions for over 33 years, is delighted to announce its acquisition of reciProfity, a renowned provider of cloud-based food...

ECRS, a leading provider of retail technology solutions, is thrilled to announce the launch of AutoScale Max. This groundbreaking deli and self-service scale were unveiled by ECRS Founder & CEO,...

    Charlotte, NC – August 14th, 2023 – ECRS, a leading provider of innovative retail solutions, proudly announces the launch of CATAPULT Cognition, a revolutionary cloud-based...

Boone, NC:  For more than 33 years, ECRS has centered its software development efforts around retailers and their shoppers with a goal of future-proofing them with innovative technology that solves...

Boone, NC: ECRS is proud to announce the opening of its new deployment center on Industrial Park Drive in Boone, NC. The facility is a dedicated space where ECRS will build, manufacture, prepackage,...

Boone, NC: United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) (“UNFI”) and ECRS, a Certified Evergreen™ transaction and retail solutions provider, announced an agreement allowing ECRS to assist...

Boone, NC: For the 10th consecutive year, ECRS has taken the #1 spot as grocery vendor leader on the 2023 RIS Software LeaderBoard. ECRS also ranked #2 among all software retail companies on the Top...

Boone, NC: ECRS is thrilled to congratulate two of our retail partners, Earth Fare and Harps Food Stores, for being named in the top 10 of America’s Best Retailers of 2022 in the supermarket...

Boone, NC: ECRS, the industry’s leading retail technology solution, announces its recertification through the Certified Evergreen™ program. The certification awarded by the Tugboat...

Boone, NC: ECRS is pleased to announce its partnership with DoorDash Drive, DoorDash’s white label fulfillment platform that powers direct delivery for businesses, to offer delivery options for...

Boone, NC: The ECRS Executive Team and Board of Directors announces the appointment of Caroline Catoe to the position of President. She succeeds her father, Pete Catoe, the founder of ECRS, who has...

Boone, NC: ECRS has announced the Ignite Retail Success Conference for 2022. This year’s conference will be held in Dallas, Texas from July 25–27. Ignite 2022 is designed as a meeting of minds on...

Boone, NC: ECRS’ e-Commerce solution, CATAPULT WebCart, has been redesigned as a Progressive Web App, providing a list of new benefits to shoppers. E-commerce is projected to continue its...

Boone, NC: ECRS has been ranked the number one grocery vendor leader for the ninth consecutive year and number two overall on the RIS Software LeaderBoard. In this edition’s 51 ranking charts, ECRS...

Boone, NC: ECRS has achieved a milestone this month for its Gateway Vendor Portal. Over 1,000 retail locations are now using this powerful EDI platform as a direct connection to their suppliers,...

ECRS’ CATAPULT® system will be the point of sale at Cub and Shoppers, as well as the foundation of the price hosting system.

Boone, NC – Inc. magazine has released its 40th annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. ECRS, a retail technology company based in...

Scrambling to keep shelves stocked was a theme for most retailers in 2020. Suppliers had the inventory essential for retail operators, but there often wasn’t a simple way to connect retailers with...

ECRS honors the essential retailers who made sacrifices this year, and who continue to serve their communities through the pandemic. Because of these brave men and women, our local grocery stores,...

Boone, NC: ECRS has been ranked the number one overall leader for retail technology providers in 2021 and the number one grocery vendor leader for the eighth consecutive year on the RIS Software...

Boone, NC:  ECRS announces the successful launch of its unified transaction platform, CATAPULT®, in all 22 stores of North State Grocery, Inc. dba Holiday Market and SAV•MOR Foods. This...

Boone, NC: ECRS will be conducting live demonstrations of the CATAPULT® unified transaction system at the National Grocers Association’s annual trade show (NGA Show). Grocers who visit booth #1517...

Boone, NC: ECRS has been in Boone since they began in 1989. They take on much larger tech titans like IBM and NCR to deliver technology that helps retailers across North America, including many...

Boone, NC: ECRS will be conducting live demonstrations of the CATAPULT® unified transaction system at NRF 2020 Vision: Retail’s Big Show. Retailers who visit booth #6001 can learn how one...

Boone, NC: The rankings for the 2020 RIS Software LeaderBoard have been published. ECRS has taken the #1 spot as the lead technology vendor in the Grocery vertical, and ranked #2 among all retail...

Boone, NC: ECRS®, the retail and transaction technology provider behind the CATAPULT® unified commerce system, is now Certified Evergreen™. Certified Evergreen companies are those dedicated to...

Boone, NC: Fall 2019 stands as a milestone for ECRS, with more than three decades of business now under their belt. The company will celebrate its 30th anniversary in the months ahead, culminating...

Abingdon, VA: K-VA-T and ECRS have announced the successful launch of the grocery industry’s first unified transaction system, CATAPULT®. After installing the CATAPULT POS system at all of...

Boone, NC: ECRS announced today that WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in network security and intelligence, secure Wi-Fi and multi-factor authentication products, has named it as the North...

Boone, NC: ECRS has announced the winning applicants for their 2019 Community Grant Program. The local technology company selected causes that aim to make a major, positive impact on the lives of...

2019 marks the 30th anniversary for Boone-based technology firm, ECRS. In celebration of their 30th year, the company will focus on giving back to the community that has been their home for the...

ECRS is proud to announce the formation of a new partnership with Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment. The two companies will work together to provide retailers with an...

ECRS has been ranked number one leader in Grocery for the sixth year in a row on the 2019 RIS Software LeaderBoard. In this edition’s 51 ranking charts, ECRS was ranked within the top five spots a...

BOONE, N.C. — ECRS, the dynamic point of sale solutions provider behind the CATAPULT® unified commerce platform, has launched CATAPULT Community. It will serve as the central online meeting space...

BOONE, N.C. — ECRS has long offered retailers leading-edge network solutions that keep their CATAPULT® point of sale platforms totally secure and reliably connected. Due to the ever-changing...

Asheville, NC: CATAPULT® by ECRS is the only retail commerce platform powered by ™. Because everything works natively, it cuts costs, reduces complexity, perfectly synchronizes and executes at...

Boone, NC: ECRS is excited to announce the Ignite 2018 retail success conference.This year’s conference will be held in Asheville, North Carolina from July 16–18. Ignite 2018 is designed as a...

Boone, NC: Unified Transaction Logic Discovery Place is this year’s booth theme for ECRS. Grocery retailers can see for the first time a single, released, and working software solution driving all...

ECRS ranks as #1 Leader in Grocery and #1 Leader for Midsize Retailers on the 2017 RIS Software Leaderboard. ECRS develops and delivers an innovative commerce platform and is focused on providing...

BOONE, N.C. – Inc. magazine has released its 36th annual Inc. 5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Western North Carolina-based retail technology...

Leading manufacturer of POS retail technology products and services to provide manufacturer’s Qaliber RP-E10 Receipt Printer as part of its Express Market solution. Boone, NC– Seiko Instruments...

BOONE, N.C. — In alliance with the independent supermarket industry, ECRS would like to announce it’s support for the preservation of the debit reforms, also known as the Durbin Amendment,...

Boone, N.C. – ECRS is excited to announce that three of the company’s technical advisors have passed the Qualified Integrators & Resellers (QIR) exam and have earned qualification. The...

Boone, N.C. — Progressive Grocer magazine, a grocery industry publication reporting on the top trends and latest information, recognized ECRS’ Catapult® WebCart™ as a ”Click and Collect...

Boone, N.C. — With the ECRS Success Navigator™ program, retailers will receive customized solutions to master everyday retail challenges and develop a successful business strategy through...

Boone, N.C. – With a simple scan of a finger, Secure OneTouch™ allows employees and customers instant access to their personal store or loyalty accounts. Because ECRS values security, the unit...

Pricer, the global leader in digital shelf edge solutions, announced today that it will partner with ECRS, a leading supplier of value-added Point of Sale (POS) solutions to provide an integrated,...

New York, N.Y. — Today, at NRF Retail’s BIG Show 2017, ECRS announced the ability to run CATAPULT® software on retailers’ already-installed self-checkout hardware. The debut of this...

Designed to deliver the ultimate consumer experience, Eataly, located in NYC on 5th Avenue and in the World Trade Center, is truly a destination, for locals and tourists alike. So when this...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Inc. magazine has released its 35th annual Inc. 5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Western North Carolina-based retail technology...

Connecticut-based grocery chain, LaBonne’s Markets, has selected ECR Software Corporation (ECRS) as its grocery success platform. This decision was made in order to facilitate operational...

BOONE, NC: Today, with the release of CATAPULT® University Online, ECR Software Corporation (ECRS) mobilizes training, education and certification of the most comprehensive retail automation suite...

BOONE, NC: Retail technology vendor, ECR Software Corp. (ECRS), has achieved the highest honor in the retail software industry with its number one placement on the 2015 RIS Software LeaderBoard. The...

BOONE, NC: Today, ECRS (ECR Software Corp.) announced the release of Briefcase™, an OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) decision support system. This advanced analytical tool solves the problem of...

BOONE, NC: What started off as a pipe dream, simply drawn up on a napkin and discussed over a casual lunch, became a reality when ECRS’ RAPTOR Accelerated Checkout was recently recognized at the...