ECRS

What is ECRS?

ECRS CATAPULT is a unified point-of-sale and retail management platform for supermarkets, natural grocers, convenience stores, liquor stores and pharmacies. It combines POS, inventory, loyalty, ecommerce and reporting. ECRS says the system unifies retail operations in real time.

Key features of ECRS

• Point of sale: Cashier lanes, self-checkout and ecommerce checkout.
• Inventory and supply chain: Central inventory, demand forecasting and automated ordering and receiving.
• Loyalty and marketing: Personalized coupons, memberships, gift cards and automated campaigns.
• Ecommerce: Native CATAPULT WebCart or connections to third-party providers through APIs.
• Prepared foods: Food costing, made-to-order software and integrated deli scales.
• AI and analytics: CATAPULT Cognition reporting, demand prediction and Vision Match produce identification.
• Enterprise management: Aggregates data from multiple stores and warehouses.

How ECRS works

Stores run CATAPULT at the lane, self-checkout and back office, with inventory and promotions managed centrally. The platform is hardware-agnostic, so retailers can use existing equipment or ECRS hardware such as POS terminals, self-checkouts and smart deli scales. Data from multiple locations rolls up for reporting, and the Passport API connects other systems.

Who uses ECRS?

ECRS serves grocers and specialty food retailers, including supermarkets, natural grocers, convenience stores, liquor stores, pharmacies, micro markets and food co-ops. Named customers on the vendor site include Erewhon, Eataly, Piggly Wiggly and Twin Liquors.

ECRS pricing

ECRS does not publish pricing; buyers use the Request Pricing form or request a demo. No free trial is advertised.

ECRS integrations

ECRS offers prebuilt integrations and the CATAPULT Passport API, plus connections to third-party ecommerce providers through APIs. Its main page does not name other specific integrations.

ECRS alternatives

Revel Systems is a cloud POS for restaurants and retail. Clover is a payments-led POS from Fiserv for small merchants. Shopify combines an online store with POS and suits ecommerce-first sellers. GlossGenius is a booking and POS product for beauty and wellness, so it differs from grocery retail.