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Celerant Technology’s Cumulus Retail Recognized as a 5-Star Point of Sale System

September 12, 2018 / 3 minute read

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CPA Practice Advisor Reviews the Top Retail POS Systems on the Market

Cumulus Retail, a leading SaaS point of sale and eCommerce solution, was recognized as a 5-Star POS by the CPA Practice Advisor in their 2018 Point of Sale Reviews. The review stated that Cumulus is a “cloud-based point of sale application that is ideally suited for small to mid-sized niche retail businesses including apparel, footwear, gift and specialty stores, museum shops, and other vertical retail markets.”

The 2018 POS Review describes Cumulus Retail as being “scalable,” with “excellent customer management” and “inventory management capabilities, allowing retailers to manage inventory levels for all locations, including online and in-store.” Cumulus Retail also offers “excellent reporting, with a series of pre-defined reports available for quick access, or users can utilize the Report Designer to design custom reports,” described on The CPA Practice Advisor.

“It is an honor that our retail platform has been recognized two years in a row by the CPA Advisor. CAM Commerce has supported the small to mid-sized retailers for decades with our RetailSTAR platform, which has also been recognized as ‘5-Star POS’. Now with our newest Cloud-based, SaaS retail software, we are able to provide retailers with 35 years of retail experience with the latest retail technology and innovation.”

Ian Goldman, President and CEO, Celerant Technology

Ian GoldmanPresident and CEO of Celerant

CPA Advisor highlighted many features of Cumulus Retail including “mobile apps available for its point of sale, eCommerce and inventory modules, and its integration with QuickBooks Online.” The iCumulus eCommerce package can be added onto the POS so that a retailer’s store and web can operate as one. With two options available, iCumulus is priced affordably and with little-to-no initial investment, making it accessible for the smaller merchant.Cumulus Retail is “a great point of sale solution for small to mid-sized retail businesses,” stated Mary Girsh-Bock, contributing writer for CPA Advisor. As the merchant grows their business, they can choose to add on additional functionality or upgrade to a compatible enterprise system.

About CAM Commerce Solutions

CAM Commerce, founded in 1983, develops, markets, installs and services highly integrated Point of Sale, ERP and Payment Processing solutions for small to medium-size merchants as well as specialty markets. These integrated solutions include: POS, inventory management, eCommerce, gift cards, customer loyalty, and extensive reporting. In 2012, Celerant Technology, a privately held Corporation, providing seamless multi-channel solutions to retailers across all industries, merged with CAM Commerce. As a mid-market retail system leader, Celerant provides solutions to continually accelerate retail growth through innovative technology. As a result of this partnership, CAM Commerce offers Cumulus Retail, an easy-to-use and flexible, Cloud-based, SaaS solution. For more information, visit www.celerant.com.

About CPA Practice Advisor

CPA Practice Advisor’s mission is to serve, inform, educate and lead tax and accounting professionals in the areas of technology, workflow systems and best practices so their firms can become more efficient, productive and profitable. Every year, CPA Practice Advisor compares and reviews POS technologies, following a 1-5 Star format, with 5 stars representing the top ranking. The review consists of 10 retail systems including: Cumulus Retail, Stratus Retail by Celerant Technology, RetailSTAR and others. For more information, please visit www.cpapracticeadvisor.com.