Boone, NC, February 17, 2025 – ECRS announces enhanced AI functionality for their eCommerce solution, CATAPULT WebCart™, using CATAPULT Cognition® Artemis™, a powerful artificial intelligence solution. This enhancement brings intelligent and personalized recommendations to online shoppers, making their shopping journey more enjoyable and profitable for retailers.
“Independent retailers are starting to learn the importance of incorporating AI into their technology stack,” said Pete Catoe, Founder & CEO of ECRS. “I’m excited to see that our team of artificial intelligence experts have made this a practical solution that can be easily turned on, requiring little to no setup from the retailer. Retailers are already seeing an increase in online basket size because of Artemis’ targeted recommendations. We look forward to continually supporting the community of independent retailers in having a competitive edge with practical AI solutions.”
Artemis is designed to provide independent retailers with leading-edge consumer personalization at a fraction of the cost. By leveraging the synergistic potential of Artemis and WebCart, retailers can now offer a curated browsing experience similar to scrolling through a favorite social media platform.
Key Features of the AI Enhancement
Homepage Recommendations (“Top Picks for You”):
Displays products based on the purchase history and habits of each shopper and similar users, ensuring a personalized shopping experience. Artemis also uses machine learning artificial intelligence to learn shopper behavior and adapt to each user over time, improving the accuracy of the products it recommends whenever a user goes shopping. These recommendations will appear on the homepage to ensure they are relevant to the shopper’s current browsing patterns.
Coupon Recommendations (“Digital Coupons for You”):
Recommends valuable digital coupons tailored to each shopper’s previous purchases. Artemis seamlessly integrates with Inmar to suggest relevant coupons for each user by using its machine learning algorithms. Shoppers can easily clip coupons directly on the WebCart platform and use them in-store or online, making savings convenient and accessible.
Promotional Recommendations (“Deals for You”):
Highlights items on sale that are most likely to be preferred by shoppers, increasing basket size and moving volume. These promotional recommendations are refreshed daily to ensure shoppers see the latest deals.
“Similar or Related Items”:
Suggests products related to the item being viewed, enhancing the shopping experience with relevant alternatives.
“More to Consider”:
Curates items typically bought together, making it easy for shoppers to add complementary products to their cart.
These advanced features are powered by Artemis’ machine learning algorithms, which analyze shopper patterns and preferences to provide superior recommendations. The longer the system is used, the better it gets at suggesting items that customers will love.
LIVE Demos at the NGA Show
ECRS will be showcasing LIVE demonstrations of these new functionalities at the upcoming NGA Show. Attendees will have the opportunity to see firsthand how Artemis supercharges WebCart and transforms the online shopping experience. To see it in action at the show, schedule a live demo today.
About ECRS
ECRS is a US-based, Certified Evergreen™ transaction and retail solutions provider, with a successful track record that stretches over 35 years. ECRS future-proofs local and regional retailers to win in today’s market, while preparing them for tomorrow’s opportunities. ECRS’ revolutionary CATAPULT® POS system is the market’s only truly unified transaction platform, running in thousands of locations across North America. With CATAPULT, the point of sale, self-checkout, deli scales, fuel pump, pharmacy, web-store, inventory, customer loyalty, back office, e-commerce, and enterprise management all share one single transactional logic. Unified Transaction Logic® empowers retailers to prosper by providing actionable business intelligence across their enterprise. Unifying hardware, software, and services, ECRS offers friction-free, cost-saving solutions that increase customer engagement while transforming the consumer experience.
Contact
Brittany Benton
Managing Director of Marketing
800.211.1172
newsroom@ecrs.com