Press Release

Press Release
Celerant Technology, a leader in retail software and eCommerce solutions for multiple industries, has announced the release of version 2.8.2, the most significant software update in the company’s recent history. This major release for both versions of Celerant’s retail technology offerings, Cumulus Retail & Stratus Enterprise, represents intensive development work. It features comprehensive system refactoring in the point of sale system alongside an extensive suite of new capabilities designed to shape and define how retailers manage their future operations significantly.
The foundation of version 2.8.2 includes system refactoring in the point of sale software that completely overhauls how the software handles data and processes transactions. This comprehensive rebuild eliminates data corruption risks, even when users simultaneously access the system from multiple devices. The streamlined codebase removes outdated components and optimizes system performance, delivering significantly faster startup times and reliability that retailers can count on daily.
Beyond the performance improvements, version 2.8.2 introduces extensive functionality to the Cumulus and Stratus platforms. They now benefit from enhanced integrations, including seamless Smartwaiver integration directly from the point-of-sale system, advanced Astro integration improvements for presenting rewards and offers at checkout, and flexible product-level field customization capabilities.
The update also delivers operational efficiency improvements, including enhanced purchase order search functionality using product information, expanded customer order status options for better order tracking, and additional filtering capabilities for training class management.
Stratus users benefit from even more advanced features, including sophisticated referral prompts for capturing customer details directly on receipts, the ability to attach artwork to existing sales orders, enhanced analytics with additional data insights, and flexible consignment payout percentage overrides for individual items.
By combining fundamental system improvements with cutting-edge new features, this release sets a new standard for what retailers should expect from their software platform. Version 2.8.2 is now available to all Celerant point of sale users across Cumulus and Stratus platforms. Celerant has prepared training materials and support resources to help retailers maximize the benefits of performance improvements and new feature capabilities.