Press Releases
December 3, 2024 - ECRS and ShipStation Complete e-Commerce Integration Extending Enhanced Shipping Capabilities
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’...
November 20, 2024 - ECRS’ Self-Checkout, QuickCheck™, Passes Industry Quality and Safety Certification
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...
August 6, 2024 - ECRS Debuts Demand Fill 3.0: A Third Generation Leap Forward in Order Forecasting Accuracy
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...
August 5, 2024 - Partnership Announcement: ECRS and IX-One Collaborate to Enhance Product Data Content Sharing for CATAPULT® Retail Community
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...
July 30, 2024 - ECRS Introduces Connect+Save: Elevating Consumer In-Store Engagement at Ignite 2024
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...
July 30, 2024 - ECRS Empowers Independent Grocers with Advanced Personalized AI Marketing Tools
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...
July 18, 2024 - ECRS Named Among Top 25 Evergreen Companies by Tugboat Institute
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 - ECRS and CoupDog Successfully Complete Initial Integration Phase: Expanding Digital Coupon Capabilities Online and In-Store
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 Advances Retail POS Payment Security: Announces New EBT Chip and Tap Technology
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...
May 28, 2024 - InComm Healthcare and ECRS Release Integration for Healthy Foods Benefit Cards
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...
April 23, 2024 - ECRS Introduces QuickCheck Self-Checkout System at the NGA Show
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.
April 1, 2024 - Self-Checkout Expert John Parsons Joins ECRS as Product Owner of Self-Service
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.
January 31, 2024 - Red Pepper Joins ECRS’ Growing Third Party API Ecosystem: Enhancing Shopper Engagement with Interactive Digital Circulars
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...
December 20, 2023 - ECRS Ranks #1 Vendor in RIS Software LeaderBoard by Retailer Community
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...
November 20, 2023 - CUB Completes Impressive Rollout of ECRS’ CATAPULT® System to 107 Stores
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...
September 27, 2023 - ECRS Acquires reciProfity, Fueling Growth in Food Costing & Recipe Management to Meet Evolving Needs of the Food Service Industry
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...
August 29, 2023 - ECRS Unveils AutoScale™ Max: Revolutionizing Retail Technology at Ignite 2023
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,...
August 14, 2023 - ECRS Launches CATAPULT® Cognition™: A Game-Changing Plug-and-Play Data Warehouse, Analytics, and AI Platform
Charlotte, NC – August 14th, 2023 – ECRS, a leading provider of innovative retail solutions, proudly announces the launch of CATAPULT Cognition, a revolutionary cloud-based...
June 23, 2023 - ECRS Introduces SNAP While You Shop™ : The Industry-First Balance Management Tool for EBT Shoppers
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...
March 23, 2023 - ECRS Expands Operations with New Deployment Center
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,...
February 24, 2023 - ECRS Welcomes Brad Tracy, Vice President of Direct Sales
Boone, NC: ECRS is thrilled to welcome Brad Tracy as Vice President of Direct Sales. An established sales leader in the retail technology industry, Tracy brings extensive retail experience, strategic...
February 21, 2023 - ECRS and United Natural Foods Sign Agreement to Drive Growth and Efficiency for Grocery Retailers
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...
December 21, 2022 - ECRS Ranked #1 in Grocery by RIS Software LeaderBoard for 10 Consecutive Years
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...
September 1, 2022 - Harps Food Stores and Earth Fare Included in America’s Best Retailers of 2022
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...
June 23, 2022 - ECRS Renews Certified Evergreen Status and Commitment to 7Ps
Boone, NC: ECRS, the industry’s leading retail technology solution, announces its recertification through the Certified Evergreen™ program. The certification awarded by the Tugboat...
May 16, 2022 - ECRS’ WebCart™ Now with DoorDash to Provide On-Demand Grocery Delivery Nationwide
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...
February 23, 2022 - ECRS Appoints New President
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...
January 25, 2022 - ECRS To Host Ignite 2022 Retail Conference in Dallas, TX
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...
January 19, 2022 - ECRS Enhances Click & Collect Offering with Progressive Web App
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...
December 9, 2021 - ECRS Ranked as Grocery’s #1 Retail Software Provider in 2022 RIS Software LeaderBoard
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...
November 19, 2021 - ECRS Surpasses 1,000 Retail Users on EDI Platform
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,...
November 11, 2021 - Cub Foods CIO Luke Anderson announces ECRS partnership
ECRS’ CATAPULT® system will be the point of sale at Cub and Shoppers, as well as the foundation of the price hosting system.
August 17, 2021 - ECRS Ranked on Inc 5000’s List of Fastest-Growing Companies
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...
January 28, 2021 - Supply Chain Doubles in 2020 Giving Retailers Hope with the ECRS Ecosystem
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...
December 30, 2020 - ECRS Honors Essential Retailers with Holiday Donation
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,...
December 15, 2020 - ECRS Ranked #1 Retail Software Company on 2021 RIS Software LeaderBoard
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...
October 14, 2020 - Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Progress for North State Grocery
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...
February 19, 2020 - ECRS Will Demo CATAPULT® and Grocery Solutions at NGA Show 2020
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...
January 31, 2020 - ECRS is Now Accepting Applicants for 2020 Community Grant Program
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...
December 12, 2019 - ECRS Will Demo CATAPULT® and Retail Solutions at NRF 2020
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...
December 10, 2019 - ECRS Ranked #1 for Grocers in 2020
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...
November 14, 2019 - ECRS Achieves Certified Evergreen Company Status
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...
November 1, 2019 - ECRS Celebrates 30 Years of Business and Looks Toward the Future
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...
July 8, 2019 - K-VA-T Launches the Grocery Industry’s First Unified Transaction System
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...
May 15, 2019 - ECRS Honored as the North America New Partner of the Year in WatchGuard’s 2019 Partner Awards
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...
April 25, 2019 - ECRS Selects Recipients for $35k in Community Grants
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...
January 14, 2019 - ECRS Launches Community Grant Program to Benefit Local Causes
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...
January 11, 2019 - ECRS is Among the First to Integrate with Ingenico Group’s Telium TETRA Payment Solution
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...
December 6, 2018 - ECRS Ranked #1 in Grocery for Sixth Year in a Row
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...
October 25, 2018 - ECRS Launches CATAPULT® Community
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...
August 15, 2018 - ECRS Now Exclusively Offering WatchGuard Security Solutions
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...
July 18, 2018 - ECRS’ AutoScale™ 100 is Retail’s First Scale Solution Powered by Unified Transaction Logic™
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...
February 26, 2018 - ECRS To Host Ignite 2018 Retail Success Conference
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...
January 11, 2018 - ECRS Unleashes Unified Transaction Logic™
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...
December 8, 2017 - ECRS #1 Leader in Grocery for Fifth Year in a Row
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...
August 17, 2017 - ECRS Honored 3 Years in a Row as an Inc. 5000 Company
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...
July 13, 2017 - Seiko Instruments Qaliber Receipt Printer Now Offered Through ECRS
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...
April 4, 2017 - ECRS Supports Independent Supermarkets in Call For Preservation of Debit Reform
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,...
February 23, 2017 - PCI SSC Qualifies ECRS Team as a Go-to QIR Resource for Retailers
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...
February 13, 2017 - Progressive Grocer Magazine Features ECRS’ WebCart™ Click and Collect 2.0 Solution
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...
January 25, 2017 - ECRS Announces Release of Success Navigator™ Program
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...
January 20, 2017 - ECRS Introduces Secure OneTouch™ Biometric Payment Solution
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...
January 18, 2017 - ECRS and Pricer Now Partnering to Offer Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL) Solutions to the North American Market
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,...
January 15, 2017 - ECRS Introduces CATAPULT® Software for Use on Existing Kiosk Hardware
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...
January 13, 2017 - ECRS and Eataly at the NRF Retail’s BIG Show 2017
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...
August 18, 2016 - ECRS Again Honored as an Inc. 5000 Company
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...
March 3, 2016 - LaBonne’s Markets Selects the ECRS Grocery Success Suite
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...
January 12, 2016 - ECRS Announces CATAPULT University Online
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...
November 30, 2015 - Prestigious Survey Ranks ECRS as Top POS Provider
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...
November 19, 2015 - ECRS Advances Retail Enterprise Analytics with Briefcase™
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...
August 18, 2015 - ECRS’ RAPTOR Chosen as 2015 RSPA Customer Engagement Technology Winner
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...