Cumulus Retail

POS Software and eCommerce that Keeps Small Business Thriving

Save Time and Sell More with All-in-One Retail Software

As Celerant’s lighter retail software solution, Cumulus Retail is designed to help independently-owned retailers more efficiently run their business, in-store and online, while enhancing digital marketing strategy.

‘Always On’ Hybrid POS

Ensure your store is never down and continue processing sales with a mobile point of sale, even when the internet is lost.

All-in-One Retail System

Expand your sales channels with eCommerce, mobile apps, online marketplaces and more- all in one, connected system.

Scalable Retail Software

Start small with a POS system meeting your needs now, add on as you grow, with a seamless upgrade path to Stratus Enterprise.

Vendor Integrations

Save time with catalog imports and automated ordering, while offering more products with online feeds and drop ship.

Personalized Marketing

Take email marketing to the next level with triggered emails within your software based on past purchases and preferences.

Professional SEO Services

Rank your website higher on search engines with professional and ongoing search engine optimization services.

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Serve Your Customers Fast, No Matter What or Where

Process sales and help customers from anywhere with a secure, mobile retail POS system and rest easy that your store is always live, unlike many other cloud-based POS systems for small business.

Take your business anywhere with our mobile POS

Line Busting POS
Keep lines short during busy seasons and customers happy by setting up mobile POS with contactless payments anywhere in your store.

Serve customers anywhere with a mobile POS

Cloud POS System
Process sales and access customers, prices, gift cards, layaways and more even if your store loses internet with an “always-on” onsite server.

Process sales with our “always-on” onsite server

Mobile Point of Sale
Speed up checkout and keep customers happy with a mobile POS system that works anywhere—on the sales floor or off-site—and supports contactless payments.

Work Smarter by Managing your Store and Website as ONE

Manage your business easily with Cumulus Retail, a connected POS and eCommerce system, centralizing operations and freeing up time for customer service.

Post products to your website faster
Add products to your eCommerce website directly from your point of sale system where you can manage all your updates.
Prevent overselling with connected inventory
Ensure accurate inventory levels where your website matches store availability, to prevent having to cancel orders.
Fulfill however your customers want
Offer customers pickup options they expect, with ‘buy online, pick up same day,’ in-store or curbside, and even same day delivery.

Manage all aspects of your business in one place with Cumulus Retail

Enhance your Marketing with Access to a Team of Digital Marketers

As a small business, you likely don’t have a marketing team of your own. With Celerant, you have access to powerful marketing tools and full-service solutions, helping increase traffic and sales.

Digital Marketing for Bike Shop Retailers

Win More Google Searches
Rank your website higher on search engines with Celerant’s ongoing and professional SEO Services, optimizing your website with on-site, off-site and technical expertise.
Send 6x More Effective Emails
With Celerant’s integrated email platform, you can send personalized emails based on triggers in your Cumulus Retail POS and eCommerce, or have this all done for you as a full-service.
Increase Conversions with Quality Content
Celerant’s digital team can post fresh content that keeps customers engaged and your brand at the forefront of minds when they’re ready to convert.

Sell More Products with New Retail Channels and Marketing

Cumulus Retail enables independently-owned retailers to compete with larger merchants by expanding sales channels and enhancing digital marketing to customers in new ways.

Online Marketplaces
Integrate your business into the most popular online marketplaces including Amazon, Walmart and eBay, to sell more with minimal effort.
Mobile Shopping Apps
Get in your customers’ pockets by launching your own mobile shopping app, and to sell anywhere, anytime and increase customer loyalty.
Mobile Marketing
Enhance your marketing strategy by sending push notifications directly to your customers’ phones, bypassing SPAM filters.

Learn how to convert 3x more sales using mobile apps.

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Launch your Retail Business into a New Stratus

One of the biggest benefits of Cumulus Retail is supporting continued retail growth with advanced add-on features and an optional upgrade to Celerant’s more comprehensive solution, Stratus Enterprise.

Expand Sales Channels with Cumulus Retail

New Sales Channels

Expand past your storefront with new online channels and enhance your marketing to sell more products- all with one, centralized retail system- all within Cumulus Retail.

Mobile notification add-ons alerting a customer

Easy Software Add-ons

Support your changing business needs with add-ons and advanced features, letting you expand on the functionality of your Cumulus Retail software.

Enterprise Upgrade Path

When ready, upgrade to Celerant’s Stratus Enterprise solution without implementing an entirely new retail system or converting your data.

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FAQ: Common Questions about Cumulus Retail

1. What are the key reasons retailers choose Cumulus Retail?

Affordable, Powerful System: Benefit from an affordable yet powerful retail system with an ‘Always On’ POS, ensuring uninterrupted store operations even during internet outages.
Unified Retail Management: Employ an all-in-one retail solution for efficient management of diverse sales channels, encompassing physical stores, eCommerce, mobile apps, online marketplaces, and more.
Scalable Growth: Experience a scalable retail solution that allows small-scale initiation and gradual incorporation of advanced retail functionality, offering a seamless transition to an enterprise system as business scales.
Digital Marketing Expertise:Leverage a team of in-house digital marketing experts to enhance your digital strategy, encompassing services such as SEO and email marketing. The integrated email marketing platform utilizes customer and sales data from all channels for personalized and triggered emails.
Efficient Distributor Integrations: Enhance sales efficiency with distributor integrations across various retail verticals. This includes product catalog integrations, electronic and automated ordering, online product feeds supporting eCommerce and in-store kiosks, along with vendor drop shipping for reduced operational effort.

2. How is Cumulus Retail different from Stratus Enterprise?

Celerant provides two distinct retail systems – Cumulus Retail and Stratus Enterprise.

Cumulus Retail serves as the entry-level package at a more accessible price point, offering an out-of-the-box solution without customization options, in contrast to Stratus Enterprise.

While additional features from Stratus Enterprise can be added to Cumulus at an extra cost, Stratus Enterprise offers exclusive advanced features.

Typically, retailers dealing with high-volume sales or diverse specialty services opt for Stratus Enterprise, whereas smaller retailers with simpler needs often choose Cumulus Retail.

Learn More: » Which System is Right for You?

3. How much does Cumulus Retail cost?

Celerant’s Cumulus Retail software begins at a base rate of $125 per month, inclusive of 1 POS license and 5 back office licenses. Additional Cumulus Retail POS licenses can be incorporated at an additional cost of $45 per month per POS software license.

Please note that additional charges, such as those for training, hardware, and other upfront fees, may be applicable depending on the options selected.

For retailers seeking comprehensive solutions, Celerant offers retail software bundles, each tailored to specific retail verticals. These bundles come with a higher monthly cost, reflecting the inclusion of a multitude of features designed to meet the comprehensive needs of retailers in those specific verticals.

Learn More: » Cumulus Retail Pricing

4. Can I add functionality to Cumulus Retail from Stratus Enterprise?

Yes, you can enhance Cumulus Retail with specific functionality from Stratus Enterprise, offering a significant advantage for scalability.
Beginning with a smaller setup, Cumulus Retail allows you to add features and modules as your business grows, albeit at an additional cost.

However, it’s important to note that there may be a break-even point where upgrading entirely to the enterprise system becomes a more viable option, providing even more advanced technology and capabilities.

While Cumulus Retail can be enhanced with various features from Stratus Enterprise, there are specific functionalities exclusive to the enterprise system that cannot be added to Cumulus Retail. Examples include features like gift registry, embellishments and embroidery, sales commissions, weighing items at the point of sale, automated best store fulfillment, and more.

Learn More: » Stratus Enterprise

5. How long does it take to go live with Cumulus?

The timeframe for going live with Cumulus Retail can vary, typically taking an average of 2-4 weeks.

However, the duration may vary based on factors such as the number of store locations, your availability to collaborate with our POS onboarding team, the data conversion plan and migration, credit card processing coordination, and the complexity of the project or inclusion of advanced retail functionality.

In some cases, an expedited service with a ‘7-day go-live’ may be available, subject to prior discussion and confirmation based on team availability.

Learn More: » Celerant’s Onboarding Process

Cumulus Retail is Trusted by Retailers Across Many Industries

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Cumulus Retail

POS Software and eCommerce that Keeps Small Business Thriving

Save Time and Sell More with All-in-One Retail Software

‘Always On’ Hybrid POS

All-in-One Retail System

Scalable Retail Software

Vendor Integrations

Personalized Marketing

Professional SEO Services

Watch Short Demo Video Now

Cumulus Retail Demo Video

Serve Your Customers Fast, No Matter What or Where

Work Smarter by Managing your Store and Website as ONE

Post products to your website faster

Prevent overselling with connected inventory

Fulfill however your customers want

Enhance your Marketing with Access to a Team of Digital Marketers

Win More Google Searches

Send 6x More Effective Emails

Increase Conversions with Quality Content

Sell More Products with New Retail Channels and Marketing

Online Marketplaces

Mobile Shopping Apps

Mobile Marketing

Launch your Retail Business into a New Stratus

New Sales Channels

Easy Software Add-ons

Enterprise Upgrade Path

FAQ: Common Questions about Cumulus Retail

Cumulus Retail is Trusted by Retailers Across Many Industries

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