New Curbside Pickup Application offered at no cost to assist small and medium-sized retail stores impacted by COVID-19

Staten Island, NY (May 5, 2020) – Celerant Technology, a leading provider of innovative retail solutions, today announce the company will now offer its new Curbside Pickup Application to retailers at no cost for 3 months. As many retail shops struggle to implement curbside pickup and stay in business during these difficult times, Celerant quickly shifted focus by creating a new application that organizes and streamlines the curbside pickup process. By offering it to clients for free, small-to-mid-sized retail stores can switch to online sales with curbside pickup fast and affordably.

“It's our way of helping our clients; and giving back to the industries we service, and the communities that so desperately need those goods and services,” said Ian Goldman, President and CEO of Celerant Technology.

Many of Celerant’s retail clients, along with retail stores around the country, have closed their physical stores; while many are struggling to implement curbside pickup, especially those with limited staff and/or newer to curbside delivery. In an effort to help shops continue taking local orders, Celerant quickly developed a new application to streamline and organize the curbside pickup process; and reallocated internal resources to launch new eCommerce websites faster than ever before. To reduce economic hardships as a result of the pandemic, Celerant is offering their Curbside Pickup free for 3 months.

“At Celerant, our goal has always been to help our clients be more competitive through technology; and right now we need to help them easily alter their delivery model and increase their revenues,” stated Ian Goldman. “With the spread of COVID-19, we pivoted quickly and created this curbside application to help clients continue serving their communities. This is yet another example of how we provide the SMB market with tier 1 technology, otherwise available only to big box; and we hope our offering helps our retail clients deliver more local orders safely during this challenging time.”

Celerant’s Curbside Pickup Application– How It Works
Celerant’s Curbside Pickup Application™ integrates with Celerant’s eCommerce solutions- Cumulus eCommerce™, an affordable and powerful website for small business; and Stratus eCommerce™, a comprehensive platform with high-end capabilities. By adding a ‘curbside pickup’ delivery option to the online store, orders marked as ‘curbside pickup’ will flow directly into the application. Accessible from any mobile device, the application allows retailers to view their orders and communicate the status of each order to their customers’ via mobile text messaging. The text messages inform customers’ where and when to pick up their orders; and contain a link that, when clicked, automatically alerts the retailer they have arrived.

Information for Retailers: Getting Started
To help you continue to push forward through COVID-19 and beyond, Celerant is offering the curbside pickup application free for 3 months for your first store on a ‘first-come /first-served’ basis. To implement this application, single-store retailers simply need to add a new checkout option to their Celerant eCommerce website, called 'Curbside Pickup'. Multi-store retailers will need to consider inventory allocation and taxation per store; however, the transition will be easier if you’re already offering 'buy-online, pick-up in store'. If you do not currently have a Celerant eCommerce website, Celerant is offering the first 3 months free and has dedicated resources to help you launch your site quickly. Please click this link to see a video, screen shots and an infographic of the application; and fill out the form to get started- www.celerant.com/curbside-pickup.

About Celerant Technology
Celerant Technology is an innovative retail software provider enabling firearm dealers to expand their business both in store and online. Supporting the firearms industry since 1999, Celerant offers two ATF-compliant solutions- Cumulus Retail™, a cost effective, SaaS solution for smaller dealers; and Stratus Enterprise™, a comprehensive, enterprise solution. As a preferred software provider for the NASGW, NSSF and NRA, Celerant supports firearm dealers through point of sale and kiosks, eCommerce, endless aisle technology, distributor integrations, digital bound book and e4473, range management with digital waivers, membership management, marketplace integrations (i.e., GunBroker, gun.deals, Guns.com, Weapon Depot), and more. For more information, please visit www.celerant.com/firearms.