ECRS

ECRS sells CATAPULT, a retail point of sale and store management system used by grocers, natural food stores, co-ops, convenience stores and specialty food shops. Checkout lanes, self-checkout, deli scales, e-commerce and back-office tools share one transaction engine, with inventory, loyalty and reporting built in. ECRS is a US company that also supplies the hardware.

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Best for
Supermarkets and grocery chains, Specialty food stores (bakery, cheese, butcher)
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Supermarkets and grocery chains

    ECRS pitches CATAPULT for grocers that want lanes, deli scales, self-checkout and web orders to share one set of prices and promotions.

  • Specialty food stores (bakery, cheese, butcher)

    ECRS has a specialty foods page aimed at shops selling breads, cheeses, craft meats and prepared foods.

  • Grocers with a prepared foods counter

    Made-to-order ordering and the AutoScale Max scale are offered for deli and prepared food departments inside a store.

What it does

  • Unified Transaction Logic

    Point of sale, self-checkout, web orders and smartphone apps run on the same discount, promotion and rewards logic.

  • Traditional and mobile point of sale

    Cashier lanes with customisable touch screens, plus a mobile POS, offline operation and integrated payments.

  • Self-checkout

    ECRS sells its own QuickCheck self-checkout units, in card-only and card-and-cash versions.

  • Made-to-Order

    Lets deli and prepared-food customers order their regular or a custom item and sends it to the kitchen.

  • AutoScale Max deli scale

    A scale sold as part of the platform so weighed items go through the same transaction logic as the rest of the store.

  • Payment processing and security

    Direct connections to major processors, point-to-point encryption, EMV, NFC and offline payment processing.

  • Biometric payments

    Secure OneTouch lets a customer pay, collect loyalty points and apply coupons with a fingerprint.

  • Perpetual inventory and automated replenishment

    Live perpetual inventory, demand forecasting and automated ordering across stores and warehouses, including direct store delivery.

  • EDI supplier connection (Gateway)

    Sends orders to suppliers and receives shipping notices and invoices electronically.

  • Web Office back-office hub

    Web-based management for one to 1,000 locations, with item-level history, access controls and more than 300 reports.

  • Loyalty and marketing

    Points programmes, automated email campaigns through LoyaltyBot, e-circulars and personalised coupons.

  • WebCart e-commerce

    Online store for brick-and-mortar retailers that applies the same promotions and loyalty rewards as in-store, with click and collect.

  • CATAPULT Cognition analytics and AI

    Data warehouse with dashboards, pivot tables, cloud API endpoints and machine-learning demand forecasts; the vendor says there are no user-based charges.

  • Passport API

    API endpoints and custom development for connecting accounting, inventory and other outside systems.

  • Onboarding and support team

    Project managers, database specialists and implementation staff handle set-up and data import from a previous system.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

ECRS publishes no prices. Its site offers 'Request Pricing' and 'Request A Demo' buttons. Software, hardware and services are sold together.

Where and how it runs

Available in
United States, Canada, Caribbean
Platforms
Web
Hardware
ECRS sells its own hardware: the Freedom Panel POS terminal, a mobile POS, QuickCheck self-checkout units and AutoScale Max scales. It says an existing modern POS terminal can also be used with CATAPULT.

The company history says it has installations across the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

The company

Company
ECR Software Corporation
Founded
1989
Headquarters
Boone, United States
Founders
Pete Catoe
Customers named by the vendor
K-VA-T, Westside Market, Adams Fairacre Farms, Eataly

Security and support

Security and compliance
PA-DSS compliant (PCI Security Standards Council), PCI QIR certified technicians, Point-to-point encryption and EMV
Support
ECRS says its US-based support team backs all hardware, software and services, and offers onboarding, ongoing support and consulting.

Listing details

Built for
Food retail
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
ecrs.com

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price, plan or contract term (quote only)
  • Named integration partners (the vendor shows logos without names)
  • Interface languages
  • Employee count and funding
  • Operating system the POS runs on

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage and pricing request buttonshttps://www.ecrs.com
  2. POS featureshttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/point-of-sale/
  3. Feature overviewhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/feature-list/
  4. Hardwarehttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/hardware/
  5. Payments and securityhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/payment-processing/
  6. Inventory and EDIhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/inventory-and-supply-chain/
  7. Web Officehttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/back-office-management/
  8. Loyaltyhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/loyalty-and-marketing/
  9. WebCart e-commercehttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/e-commerce/
  10. Cognition analyticshttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/analytics-and-reporting/
  11. Prepared foods, Eatalyhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/prepared-foods/
  12. Integrations and Passport APIhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/integrations/
  13. Onboarding and supporthttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/onboarding-and-support/
  14. Grocery fit, customershttps://www.ecrs.com/industries/grocerypos/
  15. Specialty foods fithttps://www.ecrs.com/industries/specialty/
  16. Founding, countrieshttps://www.ecrs.com/company/history/
  17. Company overviewhttps://www.ecrs.com/company/