Three Cheers for Catapult at Sleeman Brewery
An interview with Denise Magee, Retail Store Management and Accounting

Sleeman is all about quality and brand, and this philosophy is clearly stated on their company website: "You'll see that we cut no corners in our commitment to brewing great beer". It can be stated that this same approach was taken by the Sleeman pos committee that unanimously agreed and selected Armagh Cash Register and ECRS Catapult as the best solution available to serve its customers, enhance sales and manage at times complex inventories... [continue reading]

FTL Corporation Liquors Automates 14-Store Chain with Catapult

Based outside of Minneapolis, MN, FTL Corporation Liquors is a beverage retail chain that uses Catapult to automate its 14-store enterprise. FTL Corporation has been providing the greater Minneapolis area with quality wine and liquor for twenty-three years. ECRS recently had the chance to talk with FTL Corporation Liquors Director of IT, Gina McCuen... [continue reading]

Beverage Retailer Accelerates Customer Throughput with Catapult

D&S Liquors, Inc. is a thriving beverage retailer in Indianapolis, IN. The store's president, Howard Shorr, took time out of his busy schedule to tell us the story of his company, and to explain how he's using Catapult to simplify the operational processes of his retail enterprise... [continue reading]

High-Volume Beverage Retailer Controls Operations with Catapult

Pacific Mercantile Company is a regionally renown oriental market on Lawrence Street in Denver, CO located in the high-commerce area known as LODO (lower downtown). Situated among restaurants, antique shops, bookstores, and professional offices, the 10,000 sq. ft. market is just three blocks away from the Coors Baseball Stadium. Pacific Mercantile provides a wide variety of grocery, deli, culinary, and gift items to a culturally diverse clientele, and is very popular among the city's Asian food enthusiasts. Among its marks of distinction, Pacific Mercantile was named "The Best Oriental Market" by Westward Magazine, and was named "One of the Top Six Businesses in Downtown Denver" for 2002. We recently caught up with co-owner Jolie Noguchi, who told us how Catapult is helping modernize the nearly 60-year-old family business... [continue reading]

Tobacco & Beverage Chain Automates With Catapult's Enterprise Edition

Smokers' Paradise is a 6-store tobacco and beverage chain based in Ohio that uses Catapult to streamline its enterprise-wide business processes. We caught up with multistore manager Lisa Grossenbacher who told us how Smokers' Paradise uses Catapult to manage the six stores from a single headquarters location... [continue reading]

Virginia Wine Seller Streamlines Operations With Catapult

Nestled in the trendy Village of Shirlington in Arlington, VA, The Curious Grape is a modern wine retailer with a different approach to peddling its delicious vintages. While many wine sellers continue to shroud connoisseurship in mystery, The Curious Grape is bringing wine knowledge to a greater portion of the population. This retailer hosts frequent wine tastings to help educate the members of its community on one of the world's favorite beverages. They also feature new wines every week, and have a growing array of gift ideas for customers. Suzanne McGrath, owner of The Curious Grape, talked with us about how she uses Catapult to manage her store operations... [continue reading]

University Wine Festival Reaps Benefits of Catapult
A Letter From Jon Egeland

This past spring, the Montana State University-Billings Foundation sponsored its eleventh annual Wine and Food Festival, raising more than $200,000 in support of the University and its students. The Festival is a logistical challenge requiring over 200 volunteers to support a variety of cooking schools, wine tasting events, and other popular programs. The Festival culminated with a wine and food sampling event on Friday evening, and a dinner and live auction on Saturday. The Friday and Saturday events took place in an 80 by 210 foot tent in the heart of the Montana State University campus... [continue reading]

Texas Beverage Retailer Installs Catapult

Arena Liquor of Dallas, Texas uses Catapult to streamline its business processes. We spoke with owner Manhar Meghani who gave us some insight into how Catapult is helping him take control of his retail operation... [continue reading]

Centennial Liquor is an eight-store liquor retailer in the Austin, TX area. Like so many other businesses today, Centennial has implemented a modern point-of-sale and back office solution to streamline the chain's operations. Owner Richard Barnes took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to talk about how he's using ECRS's Catapult to automate his liquor retail enterprise... [continue reading]

Prestigious Beverage Retailer Installs Catapult

Bluegrass Beverages is a comprehensive wine and spirit retailer in Hendersonville, TN, a suburb of Nashville. Its proximity to the world's country music capital makes it a haven for country music stars. Johnny Cash, Reba McEntire, Ricky Skaggs, Garth Brooks, and the late Roy Orbison have all been known to shop at Bluegrass Beverages. Owner Bill Sinks knows all of the Oak Ridge Boys by first name. ECRS caught up with Mr. Sinks recently and talked about how his company is benefiting from Catapult... [continue reading]

Texas Beverage Retailer Automates With Catapult

Located in the upscale West Lake area of Austin, Texas, one of the state's most affluent neighborhoods, Davenport Liquors is owned and operated by Ricardo Vides. Davenport's beautiful hardwood fixtures are host to an array of spirits and fine wines from around the world. We caught up with Mr. Vides recently to speak with him about Catapult... [continue reading]