ECRS, a leader in retail automation, has announced that its CATAPULT platform offers a configurable penny-rounding feature designed to support retailers as the U.S. phases out the one-cent coin.
With the U.S. Mint set to cease penny production in 2026, retailers face growing challenges in managing cash transactions. CATAPULT’s penny-rounding feature offers a currency-agnostic solution that automatically rounds change due to the nearest $0.05 for cash payments. This logic ensures consistency, simplifies operations and aligns with practices already adopted in countries like Canada.
Retailers can apply the setting at the store level for localized control or at the enterprise level for global consistency. The adjustment appears as a discount line item – even when the total increases – ensuring accurate reporting and transparency.
CATAPULT’s Unified Transaction Logic ensures that the point-of-sale, self-checkout and even web orders that are paid for during pickup seamlessly provide the needed rounding. Retailers can also customize receipts and kiosk screens to inform customers about rounding, minimizing confusion and enhancing the shopping experience.
“This feature reflects our commitment to helping retailers adapt to real-world changes with practical, customer-centric solutions,” said Caroline Catoe, ECRS president. “As coin availability shifts, our technology ensures retailers can maintain operational efficiency without compromising customer satisfaction.”
Commitment to retailers
ECRS’ mission is to empower local and regional retailers with tools that simplify operations and elevate the consumer experience. By proactively addressing the penny phase-out, ECRS helps retailers adapt and stay ahead of regulatory changes while meeting consumer expectations.
For more information about CATAPULT and ECRS’ full suite of retail automation solutions, visit ecrs.com.
About ECRS
Family-owned since 1989, ECRS is a Certified Evergreen retail transactions and artificial intelligence solutions provider, offering simple, practical solutions that unify operations and empower independent retailers to thrive. ECRS’ CATAPULT POS platform, powered by Unified Transaction Logic, is the market’s only truly unified transaction platform that seamlessly connects all retail touchpoints. With CATAPULT, all retail touchpoints – including point of sale, back office, self-checkout, deli scale, fuel pump, pharmacy, inventory, loyalty, eCommerce, and enterprise management – share one single transactional logic. Unifying hardware, software and services, ECRS offers friction-free, cost-saving solutions that make advanced automation accessible while transforming the consumer experience.
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