Retail Inventory Management Software to Stay In Control of Your Stock

Celerant’s inventory management software gives you real-time visibility into stock levels, SKUs, and product data across all channels—so you can keep stock levels accurate, synced, and optimized, while avoiding stockouts, reducing overstock, and keeping your best-selling products available.

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Manage Your Inventory with Omnichannel Inventory Management Software

With Celerant, you can keep your store shelves well stocked and manage every aspect of your inventory in all locations—from purchasing and receiving to stock levels, transfers, counts, and reporting—all in one place.

Purchasing and Receiving

Import catalogs, create purchase orders, and automate reordering based on min/max stock levels.

Endless Aisle

Sell more products without stocking more inventory by displaying vendor product feeds online and in-store.

3D Inventory Matrix

Manage product variants in a single grid to track and order inventory by size, color, and style with complete visibility.

Omnichannel Inventory

Sync inventory across all locations and channels in real-time to ensure the right products are always available.

Mobile Inventory Management

Manage inventory on the go with mobile devices for counting, receiving, and updating stock from anywhere.

Inventory Analytics

Gain insights into inventory performance, trends, and turnover to forecast demand, and make smarter buying decisions.

Streamline Purchasing with Automated Reordering

Simplify how you manage purchasing and receiving with tools designed to keep your inventory stocked. Import vendor catalogs, create purchase orders, and automate reordering based on real-time stock levels and sales trends to ensure your products are always available.

Catalog Import
Import vendor catalogs to build your product database and prepare for ordering, while reducing manually data entry.
Purchase Orders
Generate and send purchase orders with supplier prioritization, and automate reordering based on demand by setting min/max levels or using sales-driven forecasting.
Inventory Receiving
Receive incoming products using barcode scanning and update stock levels in real time to keep inventory accurate across all locations.

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Streamline Purchasing with Automated Reordering

“We carry a wide range of inventory—from pet supplies to clothing and footwear—all with different buying cycles. With Celerant’s inventory management software, we can manage it all in one system, anticipate demand through reporting, and automatically replenish stock with min/max ordering. It’s the total package.”

– AJ ElChaar, Vice President, Chaar

Carry More Inventory Without Increasing Stock

Expand your assortment without increasing on-hand inventory by displaying vendor product feeds on your eCommerce website and in-store kiosks, allowing you to sell more products, offer endless aisle, and fulfill orders through dropshipping.

Distributor Integrations
Connect with vendors and distributors to access their available inventory and expand your product assortment.
Live Product Feeds
Automatically display product data—including names, descriptions, images, pricing, and stock levels—directly on your website and in-store kiosks.
Dropshipping
Auto route orders to your distributors for dropshipping to sell more products without handling or stocking inventory.

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Carry More Inventory Without Increasing Stock

Manage Product Variants with a 3D Inventory Matrix

Manage product variations with a 3-dimensional inventory matrix. Track and order inventory by size, color, and style in a single grid to improve accuracy, reduce clicks, and gain complete visibility across all product attributes.

Variant Matrix
View and manage product variations in a single grid by size, color, and style to streamline inventory tracking and updates.
Product Search
Search and filter products within the matrix by size, color, style, and attributes like department, type, and subtype to quickly locate and manage inventory.
Matrix-Based Ordering
Order the exact quantities you need by size, color, and style for each store to ensure the right inventory is in the right location.

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Manage Product Variants with a 3D Inventory Matrix

Manage Inventory Across Stores, Warehouses, and Channels in Real-Time

Keep inventory consistent across all locations and sales channels—from stores and warehouses to eCommerce and marketplaces. Transfer stock where it’s needed and use your stores to fulfill orders, ensuring the right products are always available to meet demand.

Inventory Sync
Keep inventory aligned across stores, eCommerce, and marketplaces with real-time updates to prevent overselling.
Store Transfers
Move inventory between stores and warehouses based on demand to keep products in the right locations.
Inventory Allocation
Allocate inventory by location using sales trends and forecasting to ensure each store is properly stocked.

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Allocate Inventory Across Stores and Warehouses

3rd-Party Integrations to Enhance Your Retail Inventory Management

Distributor Integrations

Connect with distributors to import product catalogs, access inventory feeds, and expand your assortment.

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Open-to-Buy

Plan inventory spend, forecast demand, and manage purchasing with open-to-buy tools.

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Warehouse Management

Streamline warehouse operations with advanced WMS for inventory control, fulfillment, and distribution.

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Shipping

Simplify fulfillment with integrated shipping solutions, offering real-time shipping rates, carrier options and more.

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Manage Inventory Anywhere with Mobile Tools

Keep your store running while managing inventory on the go. Use mobile devices with barcode scanning to perform counts, receive products, and update stock in real time—without disrupting daily operations.

Physical Inventory
Complete full physical inventories faster using a mobile app or PDT devices to scan products and sync data instantly with your system.
Mobile Cycle Counting
Perform cycle counts while keeping your store open by temporarily freezing inventory movement during the counting process.
Inventory Reconciliation
Reconcile inventory quickly with rollback tools that adjust stock levels as soon as counts are completed.

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Optimize Inventory Performance with Analytics

Make smarter inventory decisions with real-time insights into performance, trends, and turnover. Use data to forecast demand, reduce overbuying, and minimize unnecessary markdowns while maximizing profitability.

Demand Forecasting
Plan inventory based on sales trends and seasonality to ensure products are available when they’re most likely to sell.
Product Performance Insights
Analyze metrics like Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI) to identify top-performing products and improve buying decisions.
Markdown Optimization
Reduce unnecessary discounts by marking down products only when needed to clear inventory and protect margins.

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Optimize Inventory Performance with Analytics

Retail Inventory Management FAQs

Are inventory levels updated after every sale?

Yes, Celerant’s inventory management system updates stock levels after every sale.

Celerant’s inventory management system automatically adjusts stock levels across all channels, including your store’s POS software and eCommerce website, as transactions occur. For retailers with multiple locations, inventory is synced between stores and warehouses, giving you accurate, up-to-date visibility into stock availability at all times and helping prevent overselling.

Can I automatically display inventory levels on my eCommerce website?

Yes, you can automatically display both your in-store and distributor inventory on your eCommerce website.

Celerant’s inventory management software syncs your retail inventory directly to your eCommerce website, ensuring accurate stock levels are always shown to customers. In addition, distributor integrations allow you to display supplier inventory feeds, expanding your available product selection without manual entry while keeping availability up to date.

Can the retail system identify what needs to be reordered?

Yes, Celerant’s inventory management software can automatically identify what needs to be reordered.

Set minimum and maximum stock levels or use sales-based forecasting to trigger automatic replenishment. The software will generate and send purchase orders to vendors when inventory reaches defined thresholds, helping you maintain optimal stock levels, prevent stockouts, and reorder efficiently through integrated distributor integrations.

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How do I complete physical inventory and cycle counts?

You can complete physical inventory and cycle counts using mobile tools without disrupting operations.

Celerant’s inventory management system allows you to perform full physical counts and ongoing cycle counts using PDTs or mobile devices, helping you maintain accurate inventory throughout the year. Counts can be performed by section or category, reducing the need for full store shutdowns and making inventory management more efficient.

Does Celerant support mobile inventory scanners?

Yes, Celerant supports mobile inventory scanners and allows staff to manage inventory from mobile devices.

Celerant enables your team to scan, count, manage, and look up inventory from anywhere using mobile devices. For lighter use, the iOS mobile inventory app allows stores to complete physical and cycle counts efficiently, while larger operations can use rugged PDT devices like the Skorpio X4 to handle high-volume inventory tasks on the go. For more advanced needs, Stratus Mobile Inventory allows staff to perform tasks such as receiving, transfers, picking, and packing, with data syncing in real time across POS, back office, and eCommerce.

Can I manage inventory across multiple stores and channels in real time?

Yes, you can manage inventory across all stores, warehouses, and sales channels in one system—with real-time updates available.

Celerant provides a centralized inventory management solution that keeps inventory consistent across POS, eCommerce, and marketplaces. For retailers using Stratus Enterprise, inventory updates in real time across all channels, ensuring accurate stock levels and preventing overselling.

Can I transfer inventory between store locations?

Yes, you can easily transfer inventory between stores and warehouses.

Celerant allows you to move stock between locations based on demand, helping you balance inventory and keep products available where they sell. Transfers can be created quickly by selecting the source and destination locations, choosing items, and entering quantities, with full visibility and tracking throughout the process.